Shloka 10
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 2 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry for His Kin and the Vision of a Punitive Realm
भीमं च भीमविक्रान्तं प्राणेभ्योडपि प्रियं मम । अर्जुन चेन्द्रसंकाशं यमौ चैव यमोपमौ
bhīmaṃ ca bhīmavikrāntaṃ prāṇebhyo 'pi priyaṃ mama | arjunaṃ cendrasankāśaṃ yamau caiva yamopamau ||
ຢຸທິສຖິຣ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າປາຖະໜາຈະໄດ້ເຫັນ ພີມະ—ຜູ້ນ່າຢ້ານໃນພະລັງ ແລະເປັນທີ່ຮັກຍິ່ງກວ່າຊີວິດຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ—ເຫັນ ອາຣຊຸນ ຜູ້ສະຫວ່າງໄສດັ່ງ ອິນທຣະ, ແລະເຫັນອ້າຍນ້ອງຝາແຝດ ນະກຸລະ ແລະ ສະຫະເທວະ ຜູ້ບໍ່ອາດຖືກຊະນະໄດ້ດັ່ງ ຍະມະ. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຍັງປາຖະໜາຈະໄດ້ເຫັນ ພຣະນາງ ດຣໍປະດີ ຜູ້ອຸທິດຕົນໃນທຳ. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າບໍ່ປາຖະໜາຈະຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ແມ່ນແຕ່ນ້ອຍ; ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າກ່າວຄວາມຈິງນີ້ແກ່ທ່ານທັງຫຼາຍ.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as steadfast loyalty and truth: Yudhiṣṭhira values righteous companionship and moral bonds over personal reward, refusing to accept even heaven if it is separated from those to whom he is bound by duty and love.
Having reached the heavenly realm, Yudhiṣṭhira declares that he does not wish to remain there unless he can see his brothers—Bhīma, Arjuna, and the twins Nakula-Sahadeva—and also Draupadī. His insistence expresses both affection and an ethical refusal to enjoy bliss alone.