Shloka 66
भरतवंशी नरेश! तुम अपने समस्त भाइयों तथा महामना भूपालोंके साथ जाकर समरभूमिमें कौरवोंका सामना करो। तात! आजके पाँचवें दिन यह सारी पृथ्वी तुम्हारी हो जायगी ।। नित्यं च पुरुषव्याप्र धर्ममेवानुचिन्तय । आनुृशंस्यं तपो दान क्षमां सत्यं च पाण्डव
bharatavaṁśī nareśa! tvaṁ svān sarvān bhrātṝn mahāmanobhiś ca bhūpālaiḥ saha gatvā samare kauravān pratiyudhyasva. tāta! adya pañcame divase sā sarvā pṛthivī tava bhaviṣyati. nityaṁ ca puruṣavyāghra dharmam evānucintaya; ānuśaṁsyaṁ tapo dānaṁ kṣamāṁ satyaṁ ca pāṇḍava.
Vyāsa berkata: “Wahai raja dari wangsa Bharata! Berangkatlah bersama semua saudaramu dan para penguasa yang berhati luhur, lalu hadapilah para Kaurava di medan perang. Anakku, pada hari kelima ini juga seluruh bumi akan menjadi milikmu. Dan wahai harimau di antara manusia, wahai Pāṇḍava, arahkan pikiranmu senantiasa hanya pada dharma—pada welas asih, tapa, derma, pemaafan, dan kebenaran.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war and the pursuit of sovereignty, the ruler must keep dharma foremost—cultivating compassion, disciplined restraint, generosity, forgiveness, and truth as guiding virtues.
Vyāsa addresses a Bharata-line king among the Pāṇḍavas, urging him to confront the Kauravas with his brothers and allied kings, while simultaneously reminding him to remain anchored in dharma and its key virtues.