Shloka 44
स्वर्गारोहणपर्व — तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Indra and Dharma’s Consolation; Celestial Gaṅgā Purification
यत्र ते पुरुषव्याप्रा: शूरा विगतमन्यव: । पाण्डवा धार्तराष्ट्रश्न स्वानि स्थानानि भेजिरे,तत्पश्चात् देवताओंसे घिरे हुए बुद्धिमान् कुरुराज युधिष्छठिर महर्षियोंके मुखसे अपनी स्तुति सुनते हुए धर्मके साथ उस स्थानको गये जहाँ वे पुरुषसिंह शूरवीर पाण्डव और धृतराष्ट्रपुत्र क्रोध त्यागकर आनन्दपूर्वक अपने-अपने स्थानोंपर रहते थे
yatra te puruṣa-vyāprāḥ śūrā vigata-manyavaḥ | pāṇḍavā dhārtarāṣṭrāś ca svāni sthānāni bhejire || tat-paścāt devatābhiḥ parivṛto buddhimān kuru-rājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ maharṣi-mukhāt sva-stutiṃ śṛṇvan dharmeṇa saha taṃ deśaṃ jagāma yatra te puruṣa-siṃhāḥ śūra-vīrāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ dhṛtarāṣṭra-putrāś ca krodhaṃ tyaktvā ānanda-pūrvakaṃ sva-sva-sthāneṣu vasanti ||
Vaiśampāyana said: There, those heroic men—active in their proper roles and now free from anger—both the Pāṇḍavas and the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, had taken their own appointed stations. After that, the wise Kuru king Yudhiṣṭhira, surrounded by the gods and hearing his own praise from the mouths of great seers, went together with Dharma to that region where those lion-like heroes—the valiant Pāṇḍavas and the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra—having abandoned wrath, dwelt joyfully each in his own place.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes krodha-tyāga—renouncing anger and resentment—as a condition for true peace and rightful placement. Even former enemies (Pāṇḍavas and Dhārtarāṣṭras) are shown dwelling joyfully in their allotted stations once wrath is abandoned, underscoring a dharmic ideal of reconciliation beyond conflict.
Vaiśampāyana describes a heavenly scene: the Pāṇḍavas and the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra have already taken their respective places, free from anger. Then Yudhiṣṭhira, accompanied by Dharma and surrounded by gods, hears praise from great seers and proceeds to the region where these heroes dwell contentedly.