Mahabharata 1.209.2 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 209, Shloka 2
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 209: Śaraṇāgati of the Cursed Apsarases; Nārītīrtha-prasiddhi; Arjuna’s Vimocana
सुहृद्धिरप्यनुज्ञाती दैत्यर्वृद्धैश्व मन्त्रिभि: । कृत्वा प्रास्थानिकं रात्रौ मघासु ययतुस्तदा
suhṛddhir apy anuñjātī daityair vṛddhaiś ca mantribhiḥ | kṛtvā prāsthānikaṃ rātrau maghāsu yayatus tadā ||
ദൈത്യവൃദ്ധന്മാരുടെയും മന്ത്രിമാരുടെയും അനുമതി നേടി സുഹൃദ്ധി പ്രസ്ഥാനാചാരങ്ങൾ നിർവഹിച്ചു. തുടർന്ന് മഘാ നക്ഷത്രമുള്ള രാത്രിയിൽ അവർ ഇരുവരും പുറപ്പെട്ടു യാത്ര ആരംഭിച്ചു.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a norm of dhārmic conduct in governance and personal action: one should seek the counsel and consent of elders and ministers and observe proper rites, even when circumstances require a night departure. Ethical action is framed as disciplined, consultative, and ritually mindful.
Nārada narrates that Suhṛddhi, after receiving approval from senior Daityas and their counsellors, performed the customary departure observances and then the two set out at night during the Maghā nakṣatra to begin their journey.
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