Shloka 27
Nakula’s Counsel on Yajña, Dāna, and Tyāga (नकुलोपदेशः—यज्ञदानत्यागविचारः)
कुट॒म्बमास्थिते त्यागं न पश्यामि नराधिप । राजसूयाश्दमेधेषु सर्वमेधेषु वा पुन:
kūṭambam āsthite tyāgaṁ na paśyāmi narādhipa | rājasūyāśvamedheṣu sarvamedheṣu vā punaḥ ||
நராதிபா! குடும்பப் பொறுப்பைச் சுமப்பவனுக்கு துறவறம் விதியாகும் என்று நான் காணவில்லை. அவன் ராஜசூய, அஸ்வமேத அல்லது சர்வமேத யாகங்களில் ஈடுபட வேண்டும்.
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Renunciation is not presented as the primary path for someone bound by household responsibilities; instead, dharma is fulfilled through rightful action—especially prescribed public and royal duties such as major sacrifices—so that obligation, social order, and merit are upheld.
Nakula addresses a king (narādhipa), arguing within a broader Shānti Parva discussion on dharma that a householder should not abandon duties for renunciation, but should pursue sanctioned, duty-centered religious action exemplified by great Vedic sacrifices.