Shloka 7
विदुरस्य द्रुपदसमीपगमनम् — Vidura Conveys Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Message to Drupada
जीवसूर्वीरसूर्भद्रे बहुसौख्यसमन्विता । सुभगा भोगसम्पन्ना यज्ञपत्नी पतिव्रता,'भद्रे! तुम अनन्त सौख्यसे सम्पन्न होकर दीर्घजीवी तथा वीर पुत्रोंकी जननी बनो। सौभाग्यशालिनी, भोगसामग्रीसे सम्पन्न, पतिके साथ यज्ञमें बैठनेवाली तथा पतिव्रता होओ
jīvasūr vīrasūr bhadre bahusaukhyasamanvitā | subhagā bhogasampannā yajñapatnī pativratā ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O glückverheißende Frau, mögest du lange leben und Mutter heldenhafter Söhne werden. Mögest du begünstigt sein, reich an Wohlstand, Annehmlichkeiten und Genüssen; mögest du an der Seite deines Gatten als Opfergattin bei den heiligen Riten sitzen und standhaft in ehelicher Treue (pativratā) bleiben.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an idealized blessing for a married woman within gṛhastha-dharma: longevity, virtuous and heroic progeny, prosperity, and above all participation in sacred duty as a yajñapatnī together with steadfast marital fidelity (pativratā). It frames domestic life as ethically meaningful when aligned with ritual responsibility and dharma.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a woman is being blessed with auspicious qualities—long life, heroic sons, prosperity, and the status of a wife who properly accompanies her husband in sacrificial rites—indicating a formal benediction connected to marriage and household life.