Shloka 18
Adhyāya 129 — Public Acclaim of the Pāṇḍavas and Duryodhana’s Appeal to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
दीर्घायुषस्तव सुता यथोवाच महामुनि: । आगमिष्यति ते पुत्र: प्रीतिं चोत्पादयिष्यति,महामुनि व्यासने पहले जैसा कहा है, उसके अनुसार तुम्हारे ये सभी पुत्र दीर्घजीवी हैं, अतः तुम्हारा पुत्र भीमसेन कहीं भी क्यों न गया हो, अवश्य लौटेगा और तुम्हें आनन्द प्रदान करेगा
dīrghāyuṣas tava sutā yathovāca mahāmuniḥ | āgamiṣyati te putraḥ prītiṃ cotpādayiṣyati ||
Vidura said: “Your sons are long-lived, just as the great sage foretold. Therefore your son will surely return, wherever he may have gone, and he will bring you joy and reassurance.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura models dharmic counsel: in anxiety one should rely on truthful, wise testimony (the sage’s words) and respond with steadiness and hope rather than panic.
Vidura consoles the worried king by recalling the great sage’s prediction that his sons are long-lived, and therefore the absent son will certainly return and restore the king’s peace.