Shloka 19
धृतराष्ट्रदर्शनाय पाण्डवानां प्रयाणम् | The Pāṇḍavas Prepare to Visit Dhṛtarāṣṭra
यच्चास्य राज्ञो विदितं हृदिस्थं भवतोडनघ । त॑ चायं लभतां काममप्यैव मुनिसत्तम,निष्पाप मुनिश्रेष्ठी इन महाराजके हृदयमें जो बात है, वह भी आपको विदित ही है। ये अपने मनोरथको आज ही प्राप्त करें, ऐसी कृपा कीजिये
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
yac cāsya rājño viditaṃ hṛdisthaṃ bhavato 'n-agha |
taṃ cāyaṃ labhatāṃ kāmam apy eva munisattama ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O Makelloser, du kennst bereits, was im Herzen des Königs verborgen liegt. Darum, o Bester der Weisen, gewähre, dass er jenes geliebte Verlangen erlange — ja, lass ihn seinen Wunsch noch heute erhalten.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical sensitivity to inner intention: a wise sage is expected to perceive what is in a ruler’s heart and to respond with compassionate, dharma-aligned blessing—granting fulfillment when the desire is worthy.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana addresses a revered sage, stating that the sage already knows the king’s unspoken wish and urging the sage to bless the king so that his heartfelt desire may be fulfilled immediately.