Shloka 23
Jayadrathasya śoka-bhaya-vilāpaḥ — Droṇena āśvāsanaṃ ca
Jayadratha’s lament and Droṇa’s reassurance
समस्तपापराशिष्नं शृणु कीर्तयतो मम । धन्यमाख्यानमायुष्यं शोकषघ्नं पुष्टिवर्धनम्
samastapāparāśiṣṇaṁ śṛṇu kīrtayato mama | dhanyam ākhyānam āyuṣyaṁ śokaśaghnaṁ puṣṭivardhanam ||
মই কীৰ্তন কৰা এই ধন্য আখ্যান শুনা; ই সঞ্চিত সকলো পাপৰাশি নাশ কৰে, আয়ু বৃদ্ধি কৰে, শোক হৰণ কৰে আৰু পুষ্টি-বল বৃদ্ধি কৰে।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts the ethical and spiritual efficacy of listening to a righteous narrative: attentive hearing of such an ākhyāna is portrayed as purifying accumulated wrongdoing, fostering auspiciousness and longevity, and relieving grief—highlighting the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on śravaṇa (listening) as a means of inner refinement.
Vyāsa, as narrator, invites the listener to hear his forthcoming account, praising its benefits. This functions as a framing statement that elevates the story to a morally transformative discourse, especially significant amid the sorrow and violence of the Drona Parva.