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 ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Hüte und zügle all deine Sinne, wie ein Wagenlenker seine Pferde im Zaum hält und führt. Sind die Sinne so geschützt und beherrscht, werden sie dir künftig gewiss zum Nutzen gereichen – wie Reichtum, der, gut verwahrt, dem Wohl seines Besitzers dient.“
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.