Shloka 4
अश्वत्थाम-शापः, परिक्षिद्भविष्यत्, मणि-न्यासः
Aśvatthāman’s Curse, Parikṣit’s Future, and the Mani’s Restitution
तस्य तद् वचन साथो: सत्यमेतद् भविष्यति । परिक्षिद् भविता होषां पुनर्वशकर: सुतः,“उस साधु ब्राह्मणका वह वचन सत्य होगा। उत्तराका पुत्र परीक्षित् ही पुनः पाण्डववंशका प्रवर्तक होगा?”
tasya tad vacanaṁ sādhoḥ satyam etad bhaviṣyati | parīkṣid bhavitā hy eṣāṁ punar vaśakaraḥ sutaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “That utterance of the holy Brahmin will indeed prove true. Parīkṣit, the son (born of Uttarā), will arise and once again restore and sustain the line of the Pāṇḍavas.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores faith in satya (truth) and the moral authority of a righteous sage’s word: even amid the devastation of war, dharma is preserved through the continuity of a rightful lineage, embodied here in Parīkṣit.
In the aftermath of the night massacre (Sauptika), Vaiśampāyana affirms that a Brahmin’s prediction will come true: Uttarā’s son Parīkṣit will be born and will re-establish the Pāṇḍava line, ensuring its survival and future order.