Shloka 52
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 2 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry for His Kin and the Vision of a Punitive Realm
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na hāhaṃ tatra yāsyāmi sthito ’smīti nivedyatām | matsaṃśrayād ime dūtāḥ sukhino bhrātaro hi me ||
“இல்லை—நான் அங்கே செல்லமாட்டேன். நான் இங்கேயே நிலைத்திருக்கத் தீர்மானித்தேன் என்று அறிவியுங்கள். ஏனெனில் என் அருகில் அடைக்கலம் கொண்டதால், துன்புறும் என் சகோதரர்கள் சிறிதளவு ஆறுதலைப் பெறுகின்றனர்.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights compassion as a higher ethical commitment than personal gain: the speaker chooses to remain with suffering ‘brothers’ because his presence gives them relief, prioritizing solidarity and responsibility over a promised better state elsewhere.
In Svargarohana, a messenger urges the protagonist toward a higher destination, but he refuses and asks the messenger to report that he will stay where he is, because those around him—whom he calls his brothers—derive comfort from his proximity.