Shloka 1066
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
सभार्य: सहपुत्रश्न सस्नुषश्न दिवं व्रज । “ब्रह्म! मेरी ओर देखो
sabhāryaḥ sahaputraś ca sasnuṣaś ca divaṃ vraja | “brahman! mama oraṃ paśya, ahaṃ dharmo ’smi | yūyaṃ sarve yathā-icchaṃ asmin vimāne āruhya | tvayā asya śarīrasya uddhāraḥ kṛtaḥ, loke ca tava acalā kīrtiḥ sthāsyati | tvaṃ patnyā putreṇa ca snuṣayā ca saha svargalokaṃ gaccha” ||
قال الحمو: «اذهبوا إلى السماء مع زوجتك وابنك وكنّتك. أيها البرهمن، انظر إليّ—فأنا الدَّرْمَا. اصعدوا جميعًا إلى هذه المركبة السماوية كما تشاؤون. لقد خلّصتم هذا الجسد بعينه بحسن السلوك، وفي العالم ستبقى لكم سمعةٌ ثابتة لا تزول. امضوا، مع الزوجة والابن والكنّة، إلى ديار السماء».
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous conduct (dharma) is portrayed as salvific: it uplifts a person even in embodied life and yields enduring social honor. Dharma, personified, confirms that ethical integrity brings both transcendent reward (svarga) and lasting reputation (kīrti).
A figure identified as the father-in-law addresses a Brahmin and reveals, “I am Dharma.” He invites the Brahmin and his family—wife, son, and daughter-in-law—to board a celestial chariot (vimāna) and ascend to heaven, declaring that the Brahmin’s righteous life has redeemed him and secured lasting fame.