Shloka 27
अभिमन्युविलापः (Abhimanyu-vilāpa) — Uttarā’s lament, observed and framed by Gandhārī
प्राप्प पुण्यकृताललोकानप्सरोभि: समेयिवान् | सौभद्र विहरन् काले स्मरेथा: सुकृतानि मे,“सुभद्रानन्दन! आप पुण्यात्माओंके लोकोंमें जाकर अप्सराओंके साथ मिलकर विहार करते समय मेरे शुभ कर्मोंका भी स्मरण कीजियेगा
prāpya puṇyakṛtāṁl lokān apsarobhiḥ sameyivān | saubhadra viharann kāle smarethāḥ sukṛtāni me ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: “Wahai putera Subhadrā, apabila engkau telah mencapai alam yang diperuntukkan bagi orang-orang berbakti dan, bersatu dengan para Apsara, bersuka ria di sana pada waktunya, ingatlah juga akan amal baik yang telah aku lakukan.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Meritorious action (sukṛta/puṇya) is believed to bear fruit beyond death, and remembrance of another’s good deeds is presented as a moral act that honors virtue and sustains ethical memory even amid the devastation of war.
In the aftermath of the Kurukṣetra war, the discourse recalls Abhimanyu (Saubhadra) and his posthumous destiny: he is envisioned as reaching the meritorious realms and enjoying celestial company; the speaker asks that, in that state, Abhimanyu remember the speaker’s own good deeds.