Shloka 1083
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
भार्याचतुर्थे धर्मज्ञे ततो5हं नि:सृतो बिलात् । 'स्त्री, पुत्र और पुत्रवधूके साथ वे धर्मज्ञ ब्राह्मण जब स्वर्गलोकको चले गये, तब मैं अपनी बिलसे बाहर निकला
bhāryā-caturthe dharmajñe tato 'haṃ niḥsṛto bilāt |
যখন সেই ধর্মজ্ঞ ব্রাহ্মণ স্ত্রীকে চতুর্থ সদস্য করে (পুত্র ও পুত্রবধূসহ) স্বর্গলোকের পথে গেলেন, তখন আমি আমার গর্ত থেকে বেরিয়ে এলাম।
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the fruit of dharma lived collectively: a righteous brāhmaṇa household, steadfast in proper conduct, is portrayed as attaining heaven. Ethical life is shown not merely as individual virtue but as a shared, family-sustained commitment.
The speaker (identified as the father-in-law) reports that after the righteous brāhmaṇa, together with his wife (as the fourth member alongside son and daughter-in-law), departs for heaven, the speaker comes out from his burrow—suggesting he had been hidden or confined and is now able to emerge after their departure.