Shloka 19
Droṇa–Vidura–Gāndhārī Counsel in the Royal Assembly (धर्मार्थयुक्ता सभा-उपदेश-प्रकरणम्)
न चोच्छेदं कुलं यायाद् विस्तीर्येच्च कथं यश: । तस्याहमीप्सितं बुद्ध्वा कालीं मातरमावहम्
na cocchedaṃ kulaṃ yāyād vistīryec ca kathaṃ yaśaḥ | tasyāham īpsitaṃ buddhvā kālīṃ mātaram āvaham |
“कुलाचा उच्छेद होऊ नये आणि यश सतत विस्तारावे”—ही त्यांची अंतःइच्छा जाणून मी माता काली (सत्यवती) यांना येथे घेऊन आलो.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as self-restraint and sacrifice for a higher good: preserving the dynasty and honoring a father’s wish, even at great personal cost through a binding vow.
The speaker recalls understanding his father’s inner desire that the lineage not end and its fame grow; therefore he brought Kālī (Satyavatī) and undertook a severe vow—renouncing kingship and maintaining lifelong celibacy—continuing to live contentedly while upholding that pledge.