Shloka 1536
अश्वत्थाम-शापः, परिक्षिद्भविष्यत्, मणि-न्यासः
Aśvatthāman’s Curse, Parikṣit’s Future, and the Mani’s Restitution
परिक्षिन्नाम नृपतिर्मिषतस्ते सुदुर्मते । दुर्मते! इसके बाद तेरे देखते-देखते महाबाहु कुरुराज परीक्षित् ही इस भूमण्डलका सम्राट् होगा
parikṣinnāma nṛpatir miṣatas te sudurmate | durmate! iṣke bāda tere dekhate-dekhate mahābāhu kururāja parīkṣit hi asya bhūmaṇḍalasya samrāṭ bhaviṣyati ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Seorang raja bernama Parīkṣit akan bangkit—sedang engkau, wahai yang tersesat lagi dungu, hanya mampu memandang tanpa daya. Ya, di depan matamu sendiri, putera Kuru yang berlengan perkasa itu, Parīkṣit, akan menjadi maharaja bagi seluruh bumi ini.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores moral causality and the endurance of rightful order: despite the schemes of the misguided, dharmic succession and legitimate kingship will prevail, and the Kuru line will be restored through Parīkṣit.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a pointed declaration/foreshadowing: even as the addressed wrongdoer watches, Parīkṣit—described as a mighty-armed Kuru prince—will become the emperor of the whole earth.