Shloka 6
Adhyāya 62: Marutta’s Treasure and the Pāṇḍavas’ Auspicious Departure (मरुत्तस्य धनप्राप्त्युपक्रमः)
वासुदेवो5थ दाशाहों बलदेव: ससात्यकि: । अभिमन्योस्तदा श्राद्धमकुर्वन् सत्यकस्तदा,भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण, बलदेव, सत्यक और सात्यकिने भी उस समय अभिमन्युका श्राद्ध किया
vāsudevo ’tha dāśārho baladevaḥ sa sātyakiḥ | abhimanyos tadā śrāddham akurvan satyakaḥ tadā ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Alors Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), le Dāśārha (Balarāma) et Sātyaki accomplirent en ce temps les rites de śrāddha pour Abhimanyu, honorant le héros tombé par les offrandes ancestrales prescrites et réaffirmant le devoir dharmique de mémoire et de gratitude après les ravages de la guerre.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after victory or survival in war, dharma requires honoring the dead through prescribed rites. Performing śrāddha expresses gratitude, repays moral debt to the fallen, and restores social-ritual order by acknowledging loss with reverence rather than triumphalism.
The narrator Vaiśaṃpāyana reports that Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva), Balarāma (Dāśārha/Baladeva), and Sātyaki conduct Abhimanyu’s śrāddha—formal rites for the departed—marking communal mourning and honoring Abhimanyu’s sacrifice.