Shloka 10
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पश्चात्तापः तथा वनप्रस्थानानुज्ञा | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse and Request for Forest-Retirement
विद्यावृद्धान् सदैव त्वमुपासीथा युधिष्ठिर । शृणुयास्ते च यद् ब्रूयु: कुर्याश्रैवाविचारयन्
vidyāvṛddhān sadaiva tvam upāsīthā yudhiṣṭhira | śṛṇuyās te ca yad brūyuḥ kuryāś caiva avicārayan ||
ਹੇ ਯੁਧਿਸ਼ਠਿਰ, ਵਿਦਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਬੁੱਧੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੱਕੇ ਬਜ਼ੁਰਗਾਂ ਦੀ ਤੂੰ ਸਦਾ ਸੇਵਾ-ਸੰਗਤ ਕਰ। ਉਹ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਆਖਣ, ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਣ ਅਤੇ ਬਿਨਾ ਹਿਚਕ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਪਾਲਣ ਕਰ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should cultivate humility by regularly serving and listening to learned elders, then implementing their dharmic counsel promptly and without wavering.
Vaiśampāyana addresses Yudhiṣṭhira with practical instruction on conduct: seek the company of wise elders, hear their guidance, and act on it as a safeguard for righteous governance and personal discipline.