Shloka 8
उद्योगपर्व अध्याय १३३ — संजये मातृउपदेशः
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 133 — A Mother’s Counsel to Saṃjaya
सम्यग्दृष्टिमहाप्राज्ञो बाल त्वां ब्राह्मणो<ब्रवीत् । अयं प्राप्प महत् कृच्छू पुनर्वद्धिं गमिष्यति
samyagdṛṣṭimahāprājño bāla tvāṃ brāhmaṇo 'bravīt | ayaṃ prāpya mahat kṛcchraṃ punar vṛddhiṃ gamiṣyati ||
তুমি যখন শিশু ছিলে, তখন সম্যক্ দৃষ্টিসম্পন্ন ও মহাপ্রজ্ঞ এক ব্রাহ্মণ তোমার বিষয়ে বলেছিলেন—“এ ব্যক্তি মহাসঙ্কটে পড়লেও আবার উন্নতিতে পৌঁছবে।”
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
A severe crisis does not negate one’s future; with steadiness and right conduct, one can recover and regain prosperity. The verse emphasizes hope grounded in discernment and moral endurance.
The son recalls an earlier statement by a far-seeing Brahmin made during the addressee’s childhood, predicting that despite a major impending hardship, the person would later rise again and flourish.