Mahabharata — Ashramavasika Parva, Shloka 29
अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal
ये ते पितृश्च दारांश्व प्राणांक्ष मनसः प्रियान्,इति श्रीमहाभारते आश्रमवासिके पर्वणि पुत्रदर्शनपर्वणि धृतराष्ट्रादिकृतप्रार्थने एकोनत्रिंशो5ध्याय:
ye te pitṝś ca dārāṁś ca prāṇāṁś ca manasaḥ priyān
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Bapa-bapa kamu itu, dan isteri-isteri itu, bahkan nyawa kamu sendiri—sesungguhnya segala yang dikasihi hatimu…” (Dengan demikian beliau mula menyenaraikan hubungan yang paling dicintai dan perkara asas kehidupan, meletakkan asas emosi dan etika bagi doa/permohonan yang menyusul serta kerinduan untuk bertemu atau melihat kembali, dalam suasana renunsiasi dan pascaperang.)
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse foregrounds attachment and love—parents/ancestors, spouses, and even one’s very life—as the strongest bonds of the heart. In the Ashramavāsika context, it implicitly contrasts these powerful ties with the ascetic movement toward detachment, showing how prayer and remembrance arise from deep human bonds even amid renunciation.
Vaiśampāyana is introducing a statement that lists those most dear to the addressed person(s)—fathers/ancestors, wives, and life-breath itself—preparing the ground for a supplicatory or prayerful passage connected with Dhṛtarāṣṭra and others in the Putradarśana (vision of sons) episode.
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