Shloka 13
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पश्चात्तापः तथा वनप्रस्थानानुज्ञा | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse and Request for Forest-Retirement
इन्द्रियाणि च सर्वाणि वाजिवत् परिपालय । हितायैव भविष्यन्ति रक्षितं द्रविणं यथा
indriyāṇi ca sarvāṇi vājivat paripālaya | hitāyaiva bhaviṣyanti rakṣitaṃ draviṇaṃ yathā ||
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—যেমন সারথি ঘোড়াদের সংযত করে চালায়, তেমনি তুমি সমস্ত ইন্দ্রিয়কে বশে রেখে রক্ষা করো। এভাবে সংরক্ষিত ইন্দ্রিয় ভবিষ্যতে রক্ষিত ধনের মতোই নিশ্চিতভাবে তোমার হিত সাধন করবে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches indriya-nigraha (restraint and protection of the senses): when the senses are governed like horses by a skilled charioteer, they become instruments of one’s welfare rather than causes of downfall.
In the Ashramavāsika context, the narration turns didactic: Vaiśampāyana conveys counsel emphasizing disciplined living—urging the listener to keep the senses under control, using the analogies of a charioteer managing horses and wealth that yields benefit only when safeguarded.