Shloka 15
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 58: Yudhiṣṭhira’s dawn rites, royal gifts, and the reception of Kṛṣṇa
पुत्रात् पुण्यतरस्तुभ्यं मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथा: । अयज्वानमदाक्षिण्य- मभ्ि श॥वैत्येत्युदाहरत्
putrāt puṇyataras tubhyaṃ mā putram anutapyathāḥ | ayajvān amadākṣiṇyam abhiśaṅkvaity ety udāharat ||
ナーラダは言った。「汝にとっては、（ただの）子よりも徳の勝れた者こそ望ましい。ゆえに子を嘆くな。世は『祭祀を行わず、ダクシナー（祭官への報礼）を与えぬ者は疑われ/糾弾されるべきだ』という格言を引き、かく語るのだ。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Nārada urges restraint in grief: the worth of a person is measured by dharma and merit, not merely by biological relationship. He reinforces that ritual responsibility and generosity (yajña and dakṣiṇā) are markers of ethical standing, and their absence draws social and moral censure.
Nārada addresses someone mourning a son and counsels them not to lament. He supports his advice by invoking a commonly quoted saying that criticizes those who neglect sacrificial duty and the giving of dakṣiṇā, implying that virtue and right conduct are the true grounds for esteem.