Shloka 61
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
युवनाश्वेन च तथा शिबिनौशीनरेण च । मुचुकुन्देन मान्धात्रा हरिश्वन्द्रेण वा विभो
yuvanāśvena ca tathā śibinauśīnareṇa ca | mucukundena māndhātrā hariścandreṇa vā vibho kuntīnandana |
பீஷ்மர் கூறினார்—குந்தீநந்தன மகாபாகுவே! யுவநாஷ்வன், உஷீனர வம்சத்து சிபி, முசுகுந்தன், மாந்தாதா, ஹரிச்சந்திரன்—இவர்களும் இவ்விரதத்தை அனுஷ்டித்தனர்.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that disciplined restraint—here exemplified by abstaining from meat during a sacred period—supports compassion toward beings and strengthens inner purity, which in turn becomes a basis for higher understanding and dharmic excellence.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma by listing renowned kings who practiced a particular vow. This verse continues the catalogue, naming Yuvanāśva, Śibi (of the Uśīnara line), Mucukunda, Māndhātṛ, and Hariścandra as exemplars.