Shloka 15
Jaratkāru-nirukti and Parīkṣit’s forest encounter (जরত्कारुनिरुक्तिः—परिक्षिद्वनप्रसङ्गः)
भ्रातृणां तव सर्वेषां न शोकं कर्तुमरहसि । वृणीष्व च वरं मत्त: शेष यत् तेडभिकाडुक्षितम्,“अतः अपने सम्पूर्ण भाइयोंके लिये तुम्हें शोक नहीं करना चाहिये। शेष! तुम्हें जो अभीष्ट हो, वह वर मुझसे माँग लो
bhrātṝṇāṁ tava sarveṣāṁ na śokaṁ kartum arhasi | vṛṇīṣva ca varaṁ mattaḥ śeṣa yat te ’bhikāṅkṣitam ||
“Therefore, you should not give way to grief for any of your brothers. Choose a boon from me, O Śeṣa—whatever you desire.”
शेष उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should restrain grief when it is unhelpful or contrary to one’s duty; instead, one should act with steadiness and accept constructive guidance or grace (here symbolized by the offer of a boon).
Śeṣa addresses someone who is sorrowful about his brothers, instructing him not to grieve and inviting him to ask for a boon—signaling reassurance and the possibility of remedy or divine/authoritative support.