Shloka 103
Bhāgīrathī-tīra-śauca, Kurukṣetra-gamana, and Śatayūpa-āśrama-dīkṣā (गङ्गातीरशौच–कुरुक्षेत्रगमन–शतयूपाश्रमदीक्षा)
कुशलप्रश्नसंयुक्ते कुशलो वाक्यकर्मणि । वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! धृतराष्ट्रके इस प्रकार कुशल-समाचार पूछनेपर बातचीत करनेमें कुशल न्याय-वेत्ता राजा युधिष्ठिरने इस प्रकार कहा--
kuśalapraśnasaṃyukte kuśalo vākyakarmaṇi |
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: Apabila Dhṛtarāṣṭra bertanya khabar kesejahteraan dengan cara demikian, Raja Yudhiṣṭhira—mahir bertutur kata yang terukur, cekap dalam urusan tindakan, dan arif tentang keadilan—menjawab dengan sewajarnya. Naratif ini menonjolkan etika bertanya khabar dengan sopan serta menjawab dengan disiplin yang selaras dengan dharma antara para tua dan para pemerintah.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic communication: welfare-inquiry (kuśala-praśna) is a mark of proper social and royal conduct, and the ideal response is restrained, competent, and aligned with justice—speech and action working together.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that after Dhṛtarāṣṭra asks about well-being, Yudhiṣṭhira—renowned for judicious speech and governance—begins his reply, setting a tone of respectful dialogue between an elder Kuru and the reigning Pāṇḍava king.