Mahabharata 1.74.113 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 74, Shloka 113
अध्याय ७४: अक्रोध–क्षमा–निवासनीति
Chapter 74: Non-anger, Forbearance, and the Ethics of Residence
“दुष्यन्त! माता तो केवल भाथी (धौंकनी)-के समान है। पुत्र पिताका ही होता है; क्योंकि जो जिसके द्वारा उत्पन्न होता है
tasmād bharasva duṣyanta putraṃ śākuntalaṃ nṛpa | abhūtir eṣā yat tyaktvā jīvej jīvantam ātmajam ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Oleh itu, wahai Duṣyanta, wahai raja, peliharalah dan besarkanlah putera yang dilahirkan oleh Śakuntalā. Sungguh malang besar jika seseorang cuba meneruskan hidup sambil meninggalkan anak kandungnya yang masih hidup.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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A father’s dharma is to acknowledge, protect, and raise his living child; abandoning one’s own offspring is portrayed as a grave ethical failure and a source of misfortune.
In the Śakuntalā–Duṣyanta episode, the narrator Vaiśampāyana urges King Duṣyanta to accept Śakuntalā’s son and fulfill his royal and familial responsibility by providing care and protection.
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