Shloka 87
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ
युधन्वोवाच पुत्रसस््नेहं परित्यज्य यस्त्वं धर्मे व्यवस्थित: । अनुजानामि ते पुत्र जीवत्वेष शतं समा:
Yudhanvovāca putrasnehaṃ parityajya yastvaṃ dharme vyavasthitaḥ | anujānāmi te putra jīvatveṣa śataṃ samāḥ ||
युधन्वा ने कहा—तुमने पुत्र-स्नेह का त्याग करके धर्म में दृढ़ता से स्थित रहकर जो आचरण किया है, उससे प्रसन्न होकर मैं तुम्हारे पुत्र को यह अनुमति देता हूँ कि वह सौ वर्षों तक जीवित रहे।
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfastness in dharma requires mastering personal attachment; when one renounces partiality born of familial affection and stands firm in righteousness, one becomes worthy of approval and blessing.
A speaker named Yudhanva addresses someone as “son,” praising him for abandoning son-centered attachment and remaining established in dharma, and then grants him permission/boon to live for a hundred years.