Shloka 131
कुन्ती चैव तु माद्री च द्वे भायें तु पितुर्मम । उभे सपुत्रे स्थातां वै इति मे धीयते मति:,मेरे पिताके कुन्ती और माद्री नामकी दो भार्याएँ रहीं। वे दोनों ही पुत्रवती बनी रहें, ऐसा मेरा विचार है
kuntī caiva tu mādrī ca dve bhārye tu pitur mama | ubhe saputre sthātāṃ vai iti me dhīyate matiḥ ||
युधिष्ठिर म्हणाला—माझ्या पित्याच्या दोन पत्नी होत्या—कुंती आणि माद्री. माझा दृढ विचार असा की त्या दोघीही पुत्रवतीच राहाव्यात.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic concern for the welfare and honor of both mothers within a polygynous household, affirming impartial regard and the value placed on continuity of lineage through rightful offspring.
Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on his father Pāṇḍu’s two wives—Kuntī and Mādrī—and expresses his firm wish that both be regarded as mothers who are ‘with sons,’ i.e., that both maternal lines be acknowledged and remain fulfilled through their children.