Shloka 53
ययाति–अष्टक–प्रतर्दन संवादः | Yayāti’s Dialogue with Aṣṭaka and Pratardana on Merit, Gifts, and Ethical Restraint
प्रतर्दनेन शिबिना समेत्य किल संसदि । फिर यह भी सुननेमें आया है कि वे पराक्रमी राजा ययाति मुनिसमाजमें राजा वसुमान्, अष्टक, प्रतर्दन और शिबिसे मिलकर पुनः वहींसे साधु पुरुषोंके संगके प्रभावसे स्वर्गलोकमें चले गये
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | pratardanena śibinā sametya kila saṃsadi |
वैशंपायन म्हणाले— असेही ऐकिवात आहे की पराक्रमी राजा ययाती मुनिसभेत राजा वसुमान, अष्टक, प्रतर्दन आणि शिबी यांच्यासह भेटून, साधुसंगाच्या पवित्र प्रभावाने, तेथूनच पुन्हा स्वर्गलोकास गेला।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the elevating power of sādhu-saṅga (association with the virtuous): moral and spiritual uplift, and even heavenly attainment, are portrayed as arising from the purifying influence of good company and participation in a sages’ assembly.
Vaiśampāyana reports a tradition that King Yayāti, together with Vasumān, Aṣṭaka, Pratardana, and Śibi, gathered in an assembly (understood as a sages’ council) and then proceeded again to Svarga, attributed to the influence of the company of righteous men.