Shloka 40
अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्
Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure
अस्मत्कृते च सततं यया दुःखानि माधव । अनुभूतान्यदु:खार्हा तां सम पृच्छेरनामयम्
asmatkṛte ca satataṁ yayā duḥkhāni mādhava | anubhūtāny aduḥkhārhā tāṁ samapṛccher anāmayam ||
ユディシュティラは言った。「おお、マーダヴァよ。本来苦しむに値しないのに、我らのために絶えず悲嘆を味わってきたその方に、会ったなら安否と無病息災を必ず尋ねてほしい。」
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as gratitude and care: those who have borne hardship for us—especially parents and elders—deserve active concern for their health and welfare, not mere remembrance.
In Udyoga Parva, as diplomacy and preparations for war unfold, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa and asks him to inquire after the well-being of their mother (Kuntī), emphasizing how she has suffered continuously for the Pāṇḍavas.