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 |
नारद बोले— “तपस्वियों के लिए ऐसे प्रकार से प्राण-त्याग प्रशंसनीय माना गया है। इसलिए, संजय, तुम शीघ्र यहाँ से चले जाओ—विलम्ब मत करो।”
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.