Shloka 15
Svargārohaṇa-parva, Adhyāya 4 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Vision of the Celestial Assembly
Recognition and Explanation
पश्य गन्धर्वराजानं धृतराष्ट्र मनीषिणम् । एनं च त्वं विजानीहि भ्रातरं पूर्वजं पितु:,“इन मनीषी गन्धर्वराज धृतराष्ट्रका दर्शन करो और इन्हींको अपने पिताका बड़ा भाई समझो
paśya gandharvarājānaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭra manīṣiṇam | enaṃ ca tvaṃ vijānīhi bhrātaraṃ pūrvajaṃ pituḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Behold this wise king of the Gandharvas, O Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Recognize him as your father’s elder brother.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes dharmic recognition of true relationships: wisdom includes acknowledging rightful kinship and lineage, even in extraordinary post-war, otherworldly contexts.
Vaiśampāyana directs Dhṛtarāṣṭra to look upon a wise Gandharva king and to understand that this being is his father’s elder brother—revealing a familial identity within the events of Svargarohana (the ascent to heaven).