Shloka 11
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 2 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry for His Kin and the Vision of a Punitive Realm
द्रष्टमिच्छामि तां चाहं पाञज्चालीं धर्मचारिणीम् । न चेह स्थातुमिच्छामि सत्यमेवं ब्रवीमि व:
draṣṭum icchāmi tāṃ cāhaṃ pāñcālīṃ dharmacāriṇīm | na ceha sthātum icchāmi satyam evaṃ bravīmi vaḥ ||
યુધિષ્ઠિર બોલ્યા—હું તે પાંચાલી, ધર્મનું આચરણ કરનારી દ્રૌપદીનું દર્શન કરવા ઇચ્છું છું. અને હું અહીં રહેવા ઇચ્છતો નથી. આ સત્ય હું તમને કહું છું.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the presence of heavenly reward, Yudhiṣṭhira prioritizes dharma expressed as truthfulness and fidelity to loved ones; he will not accept personal bliss while separated from the righteous companion he seeks to see.
In Svargārohaṇa, Yudhiṣṭhira is confronted with a heavenly setting yet declares he does not wish to remain there; he insists on seeing Pāñcālī (Draupadī), described as dharma-abiding, and speaks this resolve plainly to those addressing him.