Shloka 9
Adhyāya 3: Indra’s Invitation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Refusal to Abandon the Dog
Svargārohaṇa Test
इन्द्रने कहा--राजन! तुम्हें अमरता, मेरी समानता, पूर्ण लक्ष्मी और बहुत बड़ी सिद्धि प्राप्त हुई है, साथ ही तुम्हें स्वर्गीय सुख भी उपलब्ध हुए हैं; अतः इस कुत्तेको छोड़ो और मेरे साथ चलो। इसमें कोई कठोरता नहीं है ।।
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
anāryam āryeṇa sahasranetra śakyaṃ kartuṃ duṣkaram etad ārya |
mā me śriyā saṅgamanam tayāstu yasyāḥ kṛte bhaktajanaṃ tyajeyam ||
যুধিষ্ঠিৰ ক’লে—হে সহস্ৰনেত্ৰ দেৱৰাজ! এজন আৰ্য পুৰুষৰ বাবে অনাৰ্য কৰ্ম কৰা অতি দুষ্কৰ; ই আৰ্যৰ যোগ্য নহয়। যাৰ বাবে ভক্তজনক ত্যাগ কৰিব লাগে, তেনে শ্ৰী যেন কেতিয়াও মোৰ লগত নাযায়।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True nobility (āryatva) is measured by steadfast dharma: one should not trade loyalty and compassion for heavenly reward or prosperity. Fortune that demands betrayal of a devoted companion is rejected as ethically tainted.
At the threshold of heaven, Indra urges Yudhiṣṭhira to leave behind the dog that has followed him. Yudhiṣṭhira replies that abandoning a faithful companion would be an ignoble act for an ārya, and he refuses any ‘Śrī’ or reward that requires such abandonment.