Shloka 106
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
आरोहत यथाकामं धर्मोडस्मि द्विज पश्य माम् | तारितो हि त्वया देहो लोके कीर्ति: स्थिरा च ते
ārohata yathākāmaṃ dharmo 'smi dvija paśya mām | tārito hi tvayā deho loke kīrtiḥ sthirā ca te ||
“ద్విజా! నీ ఇష్టమొచ్చినట్లు ఎక్కు—నన్ను చూడు, నేను ధర్మాన్ని. నీ వల్ల ఈ దేహం తరించింది; లోకంలో నీ కీర్తి కూడా స్థిరంగా నిలుస్తుంది.”
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous conduct is affirmed and publicly validated: when one acts in accordance with Dharma—protecting and rescuing life—one gains lasting kīrti (good fame), and Dharma itself stands as witness and reward.
The speaker identifies himself as Dharma in person and invites the brāhmaṇa to mount/ascend as he wishes, declaring that the brāhmaṇa has saved his embodied life and that the brāhmaṇa’s reputation in the world will endure.