Shloka 73
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas
तवामृतरसप्रख्यं हस्तस्पर्शमिमं प्रभो । लब्ध्वा संजीवितो5स्मीति मन्ये कुरुकुलोद्वह
tavāmṛtarasaprakhyaṃ hastasparśam imaṃ prabho | labdhvā saṃjīvito ’smīti manye kurukulodvaha ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “O lord, the touch of your hand is like nectar—cool and deeply comforting. Having received it, I feel as though life has returned to me; so I believe, O upholder of the Kuru line.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous leader’s compassionate presence can restore courage and inner life in others; gentle contact and reassurance are portrayed as life-giving, like nectar.
A speaker addresses a Kuru lord with reverence, describing the soothing, revitalizing effect of receiving his hand’s touch, as if being brought back to life.