Shloka 19
शिबिरौशीनरोडड्रानि सुतं च प्रियमौरसम् | ब्राह्मणार्थमुपाहृत्य नाकपृष्ठमितो गत:,उशीनरके पुत्र राजा शिबिने किसी ब्राह्मणके लिये अपने शरीर और प्रिय औरस पुत्रका दान कर दिया था, जिससे वे यहाँसे स्वर्गलोकमें गये थे
śibirauśīnaroḍḍrāni sutaṃ ca priyaṃ aurasam | brāhmaṇārtham upāhṛtya nākapṛṣṭham ito gataḥ ||
Vyāsa said: King Śibi, the son of Uśīnara, offered up his own body—and even his beloved legitimate son—for the sake of a brāhmaṇa. By that supreme gift made in service of dharma, he departed from this world and attained the heavenly realm.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds dāna and dharma as the highest royal virtues: a righteous king places the welfare and honor of a brāhmaṇa (and the demands of dharma) above personal attachment, even to body and offspring; such selfless giving is portrayed as leading to heavenly attainment.
Vyāsa cites the exemplary deed of King Śibi (son of Uśīnara): for a brāhmaṇa’s need he gives away his own body and his beloved legitimate son, and as a result he departs this world and reaches the heavenly realm (nākapṛṣṭha).