अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्
Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure
प्रत्रजन्तोडनुधावन्तीं कृपणां पुत्रगृद्धिनीम् । रुदतीमपहायैनामगच्छाम वयं वनम्
pratrajantod anudhāvantīṁ kṛpaṇāṁ putragṛddhinīm | rudatīm apahāyainām agacchāma vayaṁ vanam ||
ଆମେ ଯେତେବେଳେ ବନକୁ ଯିବାକୁ ନିଷ୍କ୍ରମଣ କଲୁ, ସେତେବେଳେ ପୁତ୍ରସ୍ନେହରେ ବ୍ୟାକୁଳ ସେ ଦୁଃଖିନୀ କାତର ହୋଇ କାନ୍ଦୁଥିବା ଅବସ୍ଥାରେ ଆମ ପଛେ ପଛେ ଦୌଡ଼ିଆସିଲା; କିନ୍ତୁ ଆମେ ତାକୁ ସେଠାରେ ଛାଡ଼ି ବନକୁ ଚାଲିଗଲୁ।
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
The verse highlights the painful tension between dharma-driven action and human attachment: even when one believes a course is obligatory (going to the forest), it can inflict suffering on loved ones, leaving a moral residue of grief and responsibility that must be acknowledged.
Yudhiṣṭhira recalls the moment of departure for forest-exile: a mother, overwhelmed by love for her sons, runs after them crying, but the brothers proceed onward, leaving her behind as they continue into the wilderness.