Shloka 233
युधिष्ठिरकृष्णसंवादः — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Appeal and Kṛṣṇa’s Assurance
Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 59
आत्मानं सम्प्रतिष्ठाप्य राजवंशमिहाष्टधा । फिर समयानुसार अपने और भाइयोंके अंशभूत दो-दो पुत्रोंद्वारा आठ प्रकारके राजवंशकी स्थापना करके उन्होंने चारों वर्णोकी प्रजाको अपने धाममें भेजकर स्वयं भी सदेह परमधामको गमन किया
ātmānaṃ sampratiṣṭhāpya rājavaṃśam ihāṣṭadhā |
ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—ସମୟାନୁସାରେ ସେ ନିଜ ଓ ଭାଇମାନଙ୍କ ଅଂଶଭୂତ ଦୁଇ-ଦୁଇ ପୁତ୍ରଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଏଠାରେ ଅଷ୍ଟବିଧ ରାଜବଂଶକୁ ଦୃଢ଼ଭାବେ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା କଲେ। ପରେ ଚାରି ବର୍ଣ୍ଣର ପ୍ରଜାମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିଜ ଧାମକୁ ପଠାଇ, ସେ ନିଜେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସଦେହ ପରମଧାମକୁ ଗମନ କଲେ।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous ruler should ensure stable succession and the welfare/order of society first, and only then relinquish attachment to power; true fulfillment culminates in renunciation and attainment of the supreme goal.
Nārada describes a king who establishes an eightfold dynastic arrangement through sons representing portions of himself and his brothers, settles the people of all four varṇas in his own realm/abode, and then departs bodily to the supreme abode.