Shloka 273
Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)
तापसानां प्रशस्यन्ते गच्छ संजय मा चिरम् | “संजय! हमलोग स्वयं गृहस्थाश्रमका परित्याग करके चले आये हैं
tāpasānāṃ praśasyante gaccha saṃjaya mā ciram |
નારદ બોલ્યા— “તપસ્વીઓ માટે આવા રીતે પ્રાણત્યાગ પ્રશંસનીય માનવામાં આવે છે. તેથી, સંજય, તું તાત્કાલિક અહીંથી નીકળી જા—વિલંબ ન કર.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ascetic ethic: when one has embraced renunciation, certain disciplined forms of voluntary death are viewed as commendable within that tradition, and attachment-driven hesitation is discouraged.
Nārada addresses Saṃjaya and urges him to leave immediately, stating that for ascetics such an end is considered praiseworthy; the instruction functions as a prompt to withdraw rather than remain entangled in the moment.