Shloka 2
Subhadrā-vilāpaḥ — Subhadrā’s Lament for Abhimanyu
Droṇa-parva 55
युधिछिर उवाच गुरव: पुण्यकर्माण: शक्रप्रतिमविक्रमा: । स्थाने राजर्षयो ब्रद्मन्ननघा: सत्यवादिन:,युधिष्ठिर बोले--ब्रह्मन! इन्द्रके समान पराक्रमी, श्रेष्ठ, पुण्यकर्मा, निष्पाप तथा सत्यवादी राजर्षिगण अपने योग्य उत्तम स्थान (लोक)-में निवास करते हैं
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | guravaḥ puṇyakarmāṇaḥ śakrapratimavikramāḥ | sthāne rājarṣayo brahman anaghāḥ satyavādinaḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “O Brahman, those venerable royal seers—men of meritorious deeds, whose valor is like Indra’s—sinless and devoted to truth, dwell in the fitting and excellent realm that is their due.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral excellence—especially truthfulness and blameless conduct—together with meritorious action is presented as the basis for attaining one’s rightful, elevated state; valor is praised, but it is framed within ethical purity and truth.
In the midst of the Drona Parva’s war setting, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a Brahman and reflects on the destiny of exemplary royal seers: those who are righteous, truthful, and virtuous are said to abide in the proper, superior realm befitting their deeds.