Shloka 28
राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa
तस्य त्वं पुरुषव्याप्र संकल्पं कुरु पाण्डव | गन्तासि त्वं महेन्द्रस्य पूर्व: सह सलोकताम्
tasya tvaṃ puruṣavyāghra saṅkalpaṃ kuru pāṇḍava | gantāsi tvaṃ mahendrasya pūrvaḥ saha salokatām, puruṣasiṃha pāṇḍunandana ||
Nārada said: “O tiger among men, O Pāṇḍava—fulfil that resolve (vow) of your father. If you do so, O lion among men, son of Pāṇḍu, you will go before the others to the world of great Indra, attaining the same heavenly realm as the forefathers.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes dharma as fidelity to a righteous vow—especially fulfilling a father’s solemn resolve. Such integrity is presented as spiritually efficacious, leading to heavenly attainment and continuity with one’s ancestors.
Nārada addresses a Pāṇḍava hero, urging him to complete his father’s intended undertaking. He promises that by doing so the Pāṇḍava will attain Indra’s world and share the same heavenly realm as the forefathers, even reaching it ahead of others.