Shloka 96
धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति व्यवहार-रक्षा-नियमनोपदेशः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Instruction on Administration, Punishment, and Daily Governance
दातुमिच्छति सर्वेषां सुहृदामौर्ध्वदेहिकम् । 'भैया भीम! राजा धृतराष्ट्र हमारे ताऊ और वृद्ध पुरुष हैं। इस समय वे वनवासकी दीक्षा ले चुके हैं और जानेके पहले वे भीष्म आदि समस्त सुहृदोंका और्ध्वदेहिक श्राद्ध कर लेना चाहते हैं
dātum icchati sarveṣāṁ suhṛdām aurdhvadehikam |
Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Dhṛtarāṣṭra, deseoso de partir tras asumir el voto del morador del bosque, quiere realizar y ofrecer los ritos aurdhvadehika por todos sus parientes bienintencionados: ofrendas funerarias y śrāddha posteriores a la cremación, que honran a los muertos y saldan las obligaciones debidas a los mayores y a los compañeros.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even at the threshold of renunciation, dharma includes completing one’s obligations—especially honoring the departed through prescribed rites. The verse highlights ethical continuity: withdrawal from worldly life should be accompanied by gratitude, remembrance, and responsible closure.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, having undertaken the forest-dweller discipline, wishes to perform the aurdhvadehika śrāddha offerings for all his well-wishers—signaling a final act of duty and reconciliation before leaving for the forest.