Shloka 2
पाण्डोः प्रव्रज्या-व्रतवर्णनम् | Pāṇḍu’s Resolve for Renunciation and Forest Discipline
रक्षितं राजभि: पूर्व धर्मविद्धिर्महात्मभि: । नोत्सादमगमच्चेदं कदाचिदिह न: कुलम्,पहलेके धर्मज्ञ एवं महात्मा राजाओंने इसकी रक्षा की थी; अतः हमारा यह कुल इस भूतलपर कभी उच्छिन्न नहीं हुआ
rakṣitaṃ rājabhiḥ pūrvaṃ dharmavidbhir mahātmabhiḥ | notsādam agamac cedaṃ kadācid iha naḥ kulam ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Em tempos antigos, esta linhagem foi protegida por reis magnânimos, conhecedores do dharma. Por isso, aqui na terra, a nossa família jamais caiu em ruína nem foi extinta.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A dynasty endures when its rulers actively protect it through dharma—ethical governance, restraint, and responsibility. Bhīṣma links the survival of the family line to the presence of dharma-knowing, noble kings.
Bhīṣma reflects on the past: earlier righteous kings safeguarded the family, and because of that protection the lineage did not become extinct. The statement functions as a reminder of ancestral standards and the duty to preserve the kula through dharmic conduct.