Mahabharata (Gita Press) 7.55.2 - Drona Parva, Adhyaya 55, Shloka 2
Subhadrā-vilāpaḥ — Subhadrā’s Lament for Abhimanyu
Droṇa-parva 55
युधिछिर उवाच गुरव: पुण्यकर्माण: शक्रप्रतिमविक्रमा: । स्थाने राजर्षयो ब्रद्मन्ननघा: सत्यवादिन:
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | guravaḥ puṇyakarmāṇaḥ śakrapratimavikramāḥ | sthāne rājarṣayo brahman anaghāḥ satyavādinaḥ ||
ยุธิษฐิระกล่าวว่า—“ข้าแต่พราหมณ์! บรรดาราชฤๅษีผู้ควรเคารพ ผู้ประกอบกุศลกรรม มีเดชดุจพระอินทร์ ปราศจากมลทิน และยึดมั่นสัจจะ ย่อมพำนักอยู่ในโลกอันประเสริฐที่สมควรแก่ตน”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral excellence—especially truthfulness and blameless conduct—together with meritorious action is presented as the basis for attaining one’s rightful, elevated state; valor is praised, but it is framed within ethical purity and truth.
In the midst of the Drona Parva’s war setting, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a Brahman and reflects on the destiny of exemplary royal seers: those who are righteous, truthful, and virtuous are said to abide in the proper, superior realm befitting their deeds.
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