Mahabharata 7.59.1 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 59, Shloka 1
युधिष्ठिरकृष्णसंवादः — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Appeal and Kṛṣṇa’s Assurance
Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 59
नारदजी कहते हैं--सूंजय! दशरथनन्दन भगवान् श्रीराम भी यहाँसे परमधामको चले गये थे
Nārada uvāca—Sañjaya! Daśaratha-nandanaḥ Bhagavān Śrīrāmo 'pi iha-sthānāt paramadhāma gata iti me śrutam. Tasya rāṣṭre sarvā prajā nityam ānandamagnā babhūva. Yathā pitā svān aurasa-putrān pālayati, tathā sa sarvāḥ prajāḥ snehapūrvakaṁ paripālayām āsa.
ನಾರದನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಸಂಜಯ! ದಶರಥನಂದನನಾದ ಭಗವಾನ್ ಶ್ರೀರಾಮನೂ ಇಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಪರಮಧಾಮಕ್ಕೆ ತೆರಳಿದನೆಂದು ನಾನು ಕೇಳಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಅವನ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಪ್ರಜೆ ನಿರಂತರ ಆನಂದಮಗ್ನರಾಗಿದ್ದರು. ತಂದೆ ತನ್ನ ಔರಸ ಪುತ್ರರನ್ನು ಪೋಷಿಸುವಂತೆ, ಅವನು ಸ्नेಹದಿಂದ ಎಲ್ಲ ಪ್ರಜೆಯನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸಿ ಪೋಷಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದನು।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents the ethical ideal of kingship: a ruler should protect and nurture all subjects with the same affectionate responsibility a father shows toward his own children. Good governance is measured by the people’s sustained well-being and contentment, grounded in dharma and compassion.
Narada addresses Sanjaya and recalls a report about Sri Rama’s departure from the world to the supreme abode. He then highlights the exemplary condition of Rama’s kingdom, where the populace remained joyful because the king protected them lovingly and responsibly.
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