Shloka 14
Kuntī–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda on Atithi-dharma and Crisis Strategy (Ādi Parva 149)
तारयित्वा ततो गड्जां पार प्राप्तांक्ष सर्वश: । जयाशिष: प्रयुज्याथ यथागतमगाद्धि सः,पार उतारनेके पश्चात् जब वे गंगाजीके दूसरे तटपर जा पहुँचे, तब उन सबके लिये “जय हो, जय हो” यह आशीर्वाद सुनाकर वह नाविक जैसे आया था, उसी प्रकार लौट गया
tārayitvā tato gaṅgāṃ pāra-prāptāṃś ca sarvaśaḥ | jayāśiṣaḥ prayujyātha yathāgatam agād dhi saḥ ||
After ferrying them all across the Gaṅgā and seeing them safely reach the far bank, the boatman bestowed blessings of victory—“May you be victorious! May you be victorious!”—upon them. Then, just as he had come, he returned the same way.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights seva-dharma: one should perform necessary help (like ferrying travelers) diligently and selflessly, and conclude with auspicious goodwill (jayāśiṣa) rather than demanding recognition or reward.
A boatman ferries the group across the river Gaṅgā. Once everyone reaches the far bank, he blesses them with words of victory and then returns, departing as simply as he arrived.