Shloka 26
स्वर्गे दुर्योधनदर्शनम् | Duryodhana Seen in Heaven
Triviṣṭapa
शिखण्डिनं च पाज्चाल्यं द्रौपदेयांक्ष सर्वश: । अभिमन्यु च दुर्धर्ष द्रष्ठमिच्छामि नारद,*धृष्टद्युम्न, सात्यकि तथा धृष्टद्युम्नके पुत्रोंकी भी देखना चाहता हूँ। ब्रह्म! नारदजी! जो भूपाल क्षत्रियधर्मके अनुसार शस्त्रोंद्वारा वधको प्राप्त हुए हैं, वे कहाँ हैं? मैं इन राजाओंको यहाँ नहीं देखता हूँ। मैं इन समस्त राजाओंसे मिलना चाहता हूँ। विराट, द्रुपद, धृष्टकेतु आदि पाञज्चालराजकुमार शिखण्डी, द्रौपदीके सभी पुत्रों तथा दुर्धर्ष वीर अभिमन्युको भी मैं देखना चाहता हूँ”
śikhaṇḍinaṃ ca pāñcālyaṃ draupadeyāṃś ca sarvaśaḥ | abhimanyuṃ ca durdharṣaṃ draṣṭum icchāmi nārada ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “O Nārada, I wish to see Śikhaṇḍin of the Pāñcālas, all the sons of Draupadī, and the unconquerable hero Abhimanyu.” In the context of Svargārohaṇa, this longing expresses the moral aftermath of war: the survivor seeks reunion and moral accounting with those who fell while upholding kṣatriya-duty, and is troubled by their absence from his sight.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension after righteous war: even when deaths occur under kṣatriya-dharma, the survivor seeks moral clarity and reunion. It underscores that dharma is not merely victory in battle but also accountability, remembrance, and the longing to understand the destiny of the fallen.
In Svargārohaṇa, the speaker (through Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration) voices a desire to see specific warriors—Śikhaṇḍin, the Draupadeyas, and Abhimanyu—addressing Nārada. The request implies they are not presently visible, prompting concern and further inquiry about where the slain heroes have gone.