Shloka 8
अध्याय १: महाप्रस्थानारम्भः
The Commencement of the Great Departure
एष पुत्रस्य पुत्रस्ते कुरुराजो भविष्यति । यदूनां परिशेषश्च वज्ो राजा कृतश्च ह ८ ।।
eṣa putrasya putras te kururājo bhaviṣyati | yadūnāṁ pariśeṣaś ca vajro rājā kṛtaś ca ha || 8 ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Ô ma fille, celui-ci—le fils de ton fils—deviendra le roi des Kurus. Et parmi les Yādava qui subsistent, Vajra a bel et bien été établi roi.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after catastrophic loss, dharma is sustained through orderly succession and responsible governance: rightful heirs are installed so society regains stability and continuity.
The narrator announces the political settlement after the great destruction: Parīkṣit, the grandson in the Pāṇḍava line, will rule the Kuru realm, and Vajra is appointed to lead the surviving Yādavas.