Shloka 9
जरितारौ कुल॑ होतज्ज्येष्ठत्वेन प्रतिष्ठितम् सारिसृक््क: प्रजायेत पितृणां कुलवर्धन:,पुत्रो! तुम्हारे निर्दयी पिता पहले ही यह कहकर चल दिये कि “जरितारि ज्येष्ठ है, अतः इस कुलकी रक्षाका भार इसीपर होगा। दूसरा पुत्र सारिसृक्क अपने पितरोंके कुलकी वृद्धि करनेवाला होगा। स्तम्बमित्र तपस्या करेगा और द्रोण ब्रह्मवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ होगा"
Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: Jaritārau kule hotaj jyeṣṭhatvena pratiṣṭhitam; Sārisṛkkaḥ prajāyeta pitṝṇāṃ kulavardhanaḥ; Stambhamitraḥ tapasā yuktas tapasyāṃ pravartsyati; Droṇaś ca brahmavettṝṇāṃ śreṣṭho bhaviṣyati.
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “Your harsh father had already departed after declaring this: ‘Jaritarī is the eldest and therefore established as the one who will bear the responsibility of protecting the lineage. The second son, Sārisṛkka, will be born as an increaser of the forefathers’ family. Stambhamitra will undertake austerities, and Droṇa will become foremost among the knowers of Brahman.’”
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames dharma in terms of inherited responsibility: the eldest is charged with protecting the lineage, another is destined to expand it, one pursues tapas, and one excels in Brahman-knowledge—showing differentiated duties (svadharma) within a family for the welfare of ancestors and descendants.
Vaiśaṃpāyana reports a prior declaration by a father who, before leaving, assigns or foretells the roles of his sons: Jaritarī as the senior guardian of the family, Sārisṛkka as the lineage-enhancer, Stambhamitra as an ascetic, and Droṇa as preeminent among Brahman-knowers.