Shloka 45
Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)
कथं चाराजंक राष्ट्र शक््यं धारयितु प्रभो । तस्माद् गर्भ समाधत्स्व भीष्म: संवर्धयिष्यति
kathaṃ cārājaṃka rāṣṭraṃ śakyaṃ dhārayituṃ prabho | tasmād garbhaṃ samādhatsva bhīṣmaḥ saṃvardhayiṣyati prabho ||
Vyāsa berkata: “Wahai tuanku, bagaimana sebuah kerajaan dapat dipertahankan jika tiada raja? Maka aturkanlah agar terjadi pembuahan tanpa berlengah. Bhīṣma akan membesarkan dan memelihara anak itu, wahai tuanku.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A stable polity requires legitimate leadership and continuity of succession; when the throne is vacant, responsible elders must act promptly to secure an heir, while guardians like Bhīṣma uphold order through protection and upbringing.
Vyāsa urges the concerned ruler/householder to arrange immediate conception so the dynasty and kingdom do not remain without a king, assuring that Bhīṣma will take responsibility for raising the child.