Shloka 132
यथा कुन्ती तथा माद्री विशेषो नास्ति मे तयो: । मातृभ्यां सममिच्छामि नकुलो यक्ष जीवतु
yathā kuntī tathā mādrī viśeṣo nāsti me tayoḥ | mātṛbhyāṁ samam icchāmi nakulo yakṣa jīvatu ||
قال يودهيشثيرا: «كما كونتي عندي كذلك مادري؛ لا أرى فرقًا بينهما. أريد أن أُسوي بين أميَّ في التوقير. لذلك، يا ياكشا، ليكن ناكولا هو الذي يحيا.»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Impartiality and fairness in dharma: Yudhiṣṭhira refuses to privilege his own birth-mother (Kuntī) over Mādrī, and chooses Nakula so that both mothers have a living son—showing ethical balance, gratitude, and non-partisan judgment.
In the Yakṣa episode at the lake, Yudhiṣṭhira is offered a choice to revive one of his fallen brothers. He explains that Kuntī and Mādrī are equal to him, and therefore asks that Nakula (Mādrī’s son) be restored to life.