Shloka 10
धृतराष्ट्र-सत्कारः तथा श्राद्ध-दाने नियमनम् | Honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Regulating Śrāddha-Gifts
ततस्ते सहिता: पञ्च भ्रातर: पाण्डुनन्दना:
tatas te sahitāḥ pañca bhrātaraḥ pāṇḍu-nandanāḥ | viparīta-kṛśna me śatrur niyamya kṛśna bhaven naraḥ ||
वैशम्पायन बोले— तब पाण्डु के पाँचों पुत्र एकजुट होकर रहने लगे। करुणास्वभाव धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर सदा प्रसन्न मुख से अपने भाइयों और मंत्रियों से बार-बार कहते— “राजा धृतराष्ट्र मेरे और तुम सबके लिए पूज्य हैं। जो उनकी आज्ञा के अधीन रहता है, वही मेरा सुहृद् है; जो विपरीत आचरण करता है, वह मेरा शत्रु है और उसे रोका जाएगा तथा दण्ड मिलेगा।”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yudhiṣṭhira frames dharma in terms of disciplined loyalty and reverence toward an elder-king: honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra and following his lawful command is treated as ethical friendship, while deliberate opposition is treated as enmity deserving royal correction (daṇḍa).
After the events leading into Āśramavāsika, the Pāṇḍava brothers are described as acting in unity. Yudhiṣṭhira instructs his brothers and ministers to regard Dhṛtarāṣṭra as venerable and to remain under his direction, establishing a code of conduct for the court.