Shloka 19
Āśrama-dharma and Brahmacarya: Śuka’s Inquiry on Karma and Tyāga (शुक-प्रश्नः कर्मत्यागविवेकश्च)
शिबिरौशीनरोडड्रानि सुतं च प्रियमौरसम् | ब्राह्मणार्थमुपाहृत्य नाकपृष्ठमितो गत:
śibirauśīnaroḍḍrāni sutaṃ ca priyaṃ aurasam | brāhmaṇārtham upāhṛtya nākapṛṣṭham ito gataḥ ||
উশীনৰপুত্ৰ ৰজা শিবিয়ে এজন ব্ৰাহ্মণৰ হিতাৰ্থে নিজৰ দেহ আৰু প্ৰিয় ঔৰস পুত্ৰকো অৰ্পণ কৰিছিল; সেই পৰম দানৰ ফলত তেওঁ ইয়াৰ পৰা স্বৰ্গলোকে গমন কৰিলে।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds dāna and dharma as the highest royal virtues: a righteous king places the welfare and honor of a brāhmaṇa (and the demands of dharma) above personal attachment, even to body and offspring; such selfless giving is portrayed as leading to heavenly attainment.
Vyāsa cites the exemplary deed of King Śibi (son of Uśīnara): for a brāhmaṇa’s need he gives away his own body and his beloved legitimate son, and as a result he departs this world and reaches the heavenly realm (nākapṛṣṭha).