Shloka 17
Adhyāya 62: Marutta’s Treasure and the Pāṇḍavas’ Auspicious Departure (मरुत्तस्य धनप्राप्त्युपक्रमः)
विबुधानां गतो लोकानक्षयानात्मनिर्जितान् । न स शोच्यस्त्वया वीरो न चान्यै: कुरुभिस्तथा,“वीर अभिमन्यु अपने पराक्रमसे उपार्जित किये हुए देवताओंके अक्षय लोकोंमें गया है; अतः उसके लिये तुम्हें या अन्य कुरुवंशियोंको क्षोभ नहीं करना चाहिये”
vaishampāyana uvāca |
vibudhānāṁ gato lokān akṣayān ātmanirjitān |
na sa śocyas tvayā vīro na cānyaiḥ kurubhis tathā ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “That hero has gone to the imperishable worlds of the gods—realms won by his own valor. Therefore he is not one for you to mourn, nor for the other Kurus either.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous warrior who has earned imperishable heavenly realms through his own valor should not be lamented; grief is tempered by the recognition of dharmic attainment and the soul’s onward journey.
Vaiśampāyana consoles the mourners by stating that Abhimanyu has departed to the gods’ undecaying worlds, gained by his personal heroism, and thus neither the listener nor the other Kurus should remain overwhelmed by sorrow.