Shloka 20
धृतराष्ट्रस्य स्पर्शाभिलाषः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Request for Touch and Permission for Tapas
एवं त्वया कुरुश्रेष्ठ वर्तितव्यं प्रजाहितम् । उभयोर्लोकयोस्तात प्राप्तये नित्यमेव हि
evaṁ tvayā kuruśreṣṭha vartitavyaṁ prajāhitam | ubhayor lokayos tāta prāptaye nityam eva hi ||
হে কুরুশ্ৰেষ্ঠ, প্ৰজাহিতৰ বাবে তুমিও এইদৰে আচৰণ কৰা উচিত। কিয়নো, তাত, প্ৰজাৰ মঙ্গলত সদায় নিবিষ্ট থাকিলেই ইহলোক আৰু পৰলোক—উভয়তে কল্যাণ লাভ হয়।
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler or leader should remain steadily engaged in actions that benefit the people; such public-spirited conduct is presented as the means to secure good in both this life and the next.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra addresses a Kuru leader with counsel, urging sustained commitment to the welfare of the subjects as the proper standard of conduct and as a path to auspicious results in both worlds.