Shloka 37
अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्
Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure
युधिष्ठिर उवाच या सा बाल्यात् प्रभृत्यस्मान् पर्यवर्थयताबला । उपवासतप:शीला सदा स्वस्त्ययने रता
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | yā sā bālyāt prabhṛty asmān paryavarthayatābalā | upavāsa-tapaḥ-śīlā sadā svastyayane ratā ||
Юдхиштхира сказал: «О Джанардана, сокрушитель врагов! Наша мать Кунти — хоть и без мирской власти — с самого детства взрастила и выкормила нас; пост и подвижничество — ее природа; она всегда предана делам, приносящим благо и благой знак. Когда ты встретишь нашу мать Кунти, непременно осведомись о ее благополучии с должным почтением».
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharma as gratitude and reverent care toward one’s mother/elders: recognizing unseen sacrifices (fasting, austerity, constant welfare-practices) and responding with respectful concern for their well-being.
In Udyoga Parva, as preparations and negotiations around the impending war unfold, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks about Kuntī’s lifelong self-denial and nurturing of the Pāṇḍavas, and instructs that when she is met, her welfare should certainly be inquired after.