Shloka 186
Subhadrā-vilāpaḥ — Subhadrā’s Lament for Abhimanyu
Droṇa-parva 55
पुत्रकाम: परं शक््त्या यत्नाच्चोपाचरच्छुचि: । इस प्रकार एक-दूसरेको शाप देकर वे दोनों उस समय वहीं ठहर गये। इधर राजा सूंजयने पुत्रकी इच्छासे पवित्र हो पूरी शक्ति लगाकर बड़े यत्नसे भोजन, पीनेयोग्य पदार्थ तथा वस्त्र आदि देकर ब्राह्मणोंकी आराधना की
putrakāmaḥ paraṁ śaktyā yatnāc copācarac chuciḥ |
व्यास उवाच—पुत्रकामः स राजा शुचिर्भूत्वा परया शक्त्या यत्नाच्च ब्राह्मणानुपाचरत्। इत्थं परस्परं शापं दत्त्वा तौ तदा तत्रैवावतस्थतुः; अथ सूञ्जयः पुत्रार्थी भोजनपानवस्त्रादिभिः ब्राह्मणान् श्रद्धया समर्चयामास।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights a dharmic means of pursuing personal aims: disciplined effort joined with purity and respectful giving. Even when conflict and curses occur, the ethical response shown is to seek merit through honoring worthy recipients (Brāhmaṇas) with sustenance and clothing, emphasizing restraint, ritual cleanliness, and generosity.
After two figures exchange curses and remain where they are, the narrative shifts to King Sūñjaya. Longing for a son, he purifies himself and energetically performs acts of service—feeding and clothing Brāhmaṇas and offering drinkable provisions—seeking the fruit of progeny through sustained religious hospitality.