Shloka 7
Mahāprasthānika-parva Adhyāya 2: The Northward March, Sight of Himavat and Meru, and the Sequential Falls
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुकक््त्वानवेक्ष्यैनां ययौ भरतसत्तम: । समाधाय मनो धीमान् धर्मात्मा पुरुषर्षभ:
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktvān avekṣyaināṃ yayau bharatasattamaḥ | samādhāya mano dhīmān dharmātmā puruṣarṣabhaḥ ||
વૈશમ્પાયને કહ્યું—“જનમેજય! આમ કહીને ભરતશ્રેષ્ઠ, ધીમાન, ધર્માત્મા પુરુષર્ષભ યુધિષ્ઠિર તેણી તરફ પાછું જોયા વિના મનને સમાધાનમાં સ્થિર કરીને આગળ વધ્યા.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness in dharma through mental composure and detachment: once a righteous decision is made, one should proceed without being pulled back by emotion or attachment, keeping the mind collected (samādhāya manaḥ).
After speaking, Yudhiṣṭhira continues onward on the great final journey, not turning to look at the woman referred to (enām). The narrator emphasizes his disciplined mind and dharmic resolve as he proceeds.