Shloka 40
Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Pramāda as Mṛtyu
Chapter 42
यन्मां पृच्छसि राजेन्द्र संक्षेपात् प्रत्रवीमि ते । एतत् पापहरं पुण्यं जन्ममृत्युजरापहम्
sanatsujāta uvāca | yan māṃ pṛcchasi rājendra saṅkṣepāt prabravīmi te | etat pāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ janma-mṛtyu-jarāpaham ||
ରାଜେନ୍ଦ୍ର! ତୁମେ ଯାହା ମୋତେ ପଚାରୁଛ, ତାହା ମୁଁ ସଂକ୍ଷେପରେ କହୁଛି। ଏହା ପୁଣ୍ୟଦାୟକ, ପାପହର ଏବଂ ଜନ୍ମ-ମୃତ୍ୟୁ-ଜରାର କ୍ଲେଶ ନାଶକ।
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sanatsujāta frames his reply as a concise, purifying instruction: a dharmic-spiritual teaching that destroys sin and aims at freedom from the cycle marked by birth, death, and old age—pointing toward inner purification and liberation rather than merely worldly success.
In the Udyoga Parva, Dhṛtarāṣṭra questions the sage Sanatsujāta on profound matters of dharma and spiritual welfare. Here Sanatsujāta begins his response, assuring the king that he will answer briefly and describing the salvific power of the teaching he is about to give.