Shloka 22
Abhimanyu’s Śrāddha; Vyāsa’s Assurance of the Unborn Heir (अभिमन्योः श्राद्धं तथा गर्भरक्षणोपदेशः)
न हि व्यसनमासाद्य सीदन्ति कृतबुद्धय: । “महामते! अभिमन्यु निश्चय ही स्वर्गलोकमें गया है; अतः आप उसके लिये शोक न कीजिये। पवित्र बुद्धिवाले साधु पुरुष संकटमें पड़नेपर भी इतने खिन्न नहीं होते हैं || २१ $ई || द्रोणकर्णप्रभूतयो येन प्रतिसमासिता:
na hi vyasanam āsādya sīdanti kṛtabuddhayaḥ |
न हि व्यसनमासाद्य सीदन्ति कृतबुद्धयः । महामतेऽभिमन्युश्च निश्चयः स्वर्गमागतः ॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person of steady, purified judgment does not lose inner balance when misfortune arrives; grief should be restrained through dharmic understanding, including acceptance of the soul’s onward journey and the fruits of valor.
Vaiśampāyana offers consolation to a grieving listener by affirming Abhimanyu’s attainment of heaven and by stating a general ethical principle: the wise do not become despondent in adversity.