Shloka 533
Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)
स हि राज्यथुरं गुर्वीमुद्रक्ष्यति कुलस्य न: । 'सुश्रोणि! इस नष्ट होते हुए भरतवंशका पुनः उद्धार करो। तुम देवराज इन्द्रके समान एक तेजस्वी पुत्रको जन्म दो। वही हमारे कुलके इस महान् राज्यभारको वहन करेगा”
sa hi rājyadhuraṃ gurvīm udvakṣyati kulasya naḥ | suśroṇi, asmin naṣṭa hote hue bharatavaṃśasya punaḥ uddhāraṃ kuru | tvaṃ devarāja-indra-samānaṃ ekaṃ tejasvinaṃ putraṃ janaya | sa eva asmākaṃ kulasya etat mahān rājyabhāraṃ vahaniṣyati |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「ただ彼ひとりが、我らの一族のために王権という重き軛を担い上げるであろう。おお、麗しき腰の女よ、滅びに傾くこのバラタの家を再び立て直せ。神々の王インドラのごとく輝く息子を産め。その者こそ、我らの家の大いなる統治の重荷を負うのだ。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames kingship as a grave moral burden (rājyadhurā) and presents dynastic continuity as a duty: a capable, radiant heir is sought not for personal desire but to uphold the family’s responsibility to protect and govern according to dharma.
Vaiśaṃpāyana reports an appeal to a noblewoman addressed as “Suśroṇī,” urging her to revive the declining Bharata lineage by giving birth to a powerful son, likened to Indra, who can shoulder the heavy responsibilities of rule for the family.