Shloka 1066
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
सभार्य: सहपुत्रश्न सस्नुषश्न दिवं व्रज । “ब्रह्म! मेरी ओर देखो
sabhāryaḥ sahaputraś ca sasnuṣaś ca divaṃ vraja | “brahman! mama oraṃ paśya, ahaṃ dharmo ’smi | yūyaṃ sarve yathā-icchaṃ asmin vimāne āruhya | tvayā asya śarīrasya uddhāraḥ kṛtaḥ, loke ca tava acalā kīrtiḥ sthāsyati | tvaṃ patnyā putreṇa ca snuṣayā ca saha svargalokaṃ gaccha” ||
सासऱ्याने म्हटले—“पत्नी, पुत्र आणि सून यांच्यासह स्वर्गाला जा. हे ब्राह्मण, माझ्याकडे पाहा—मी धर्म आहे. तुम्ही सर्वजण आपल्या इच्छेनुसार या विमानावर चढा. धर्माचरणाने तुम्ही याच देहाचा उद्धार केला आहे आणि लोकांत तुमची अचल कीर्ती टिकून राहील. पत्नी, पुत्र व सून यांच्यासह स्वर्गलोकास जा.”
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous conduct (dharma) is portrayed as salvific: it uplifts a person even in embodied life and yields enduring social honor. Dharma, personified, confirms that ethical integrity brings both transcendent reward (svarga) and lasting reputation (kīrti).
A figure identified as the father-in-law addresses a Brahmin and reveals, “I am Dharma.” He invites the Brahmin and his family—wife, son, and daughter-in-law—to board a celestial chariot (vimāna) and ascend to heaven, declaring that the Brahmin’s righteous life has redeemed him and secured lasting fame.