Mahabharata — Mahaprasthanika Parva, Shloka 15
अध्याय १: महाप्रस्थानारम्भः
The Commencement of the Great Departure
शिष्यं परिक्षितं तस्मै ददौ भरतसत्तम: । तत्पश्चात् गुरुवर कृपाचार्यकी पूजा करके पुरवासियों-सहित परीक्षितको शिष्यभावसे उनकी सेवामें सौंप दिया ।। ततस्तु प्रकृती: सर्वा: समानाय्य युधिष्ठिर:
śiṣyaṃ parīkṣitaṃ tasmai dadau bharatasattamaḥ | tatpaścāt guruvare kṛpācāryakī pūjā kṛtvā puravāsibhiḥ saha parīkṣitaṃ śiṣyabhāvena tasya sevāyāṃ samarpya dadau || tatastu prakṛtīḥ sarvāḥ samānāyya yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。バーラタ族の最上者は、パリークシットを弟子として彼に託した。その後、最勝の師クリパーチャールヤをしかるべく礼敬し、都の民とともにパリークシットを引き渡して、王子が弟子の心でその導きのもとに奉仕するようにした。ついでユディシュティラは、国の主要な諸勢力をことごとく召集しようとした。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right succession is not merely a transfer of power but a transfer of discipline: the heir is placed under a qualified guru, and the king publicly honors the teacher, affirming that learning, restraint, and service are foundations of dharma and stable governance.
Yudhiṣṭhira entrusts the young Parīkṣit to Kṛpācārya as a disciple, ensuring his training and guidance. After honoring Kṛpa, he formally places Parīkṣit under the teacher’s care (with the citizens as witnesses/participants), and then begins the administrative step of summoning the realm’s key constituents (prakṛtayaḥ).