Mahabharata 15.28.296 — Ashramavasika Parva, Adhyaya 28, Shloka 296
अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal
परित्यज्य गता: शूरा: प्रेतराजनिवेशनम् । वे सब शूरवीर भूपाल अपने पिताओं, पत्नियों, प्राणों और मनको प्रिय लगनेवाले भोगोंका परित्याग करके यमलोकको चले गये
parityajya gatāḥ śūrāḥ pretarājaniveśanam |
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Tinalikdan nila ang lahat ng nagbibigkis sa kanila sa buhay-mundo, at ang mga bayani ay lumisan patungo sa tahanan ng Panginoon ng mga yumao—si Yama. Ibig sabihin: ang mga haring mandirigmang iyon, iniwan ang pagkakapit sa mga ama, sa mga asawa, maging sa sariling buhay, at sa mga aliw na minamahal ng isip, at nagtungo sa kaharian ni Yama.”
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The verse underscores impermanence and the ethical necessity of detachment: even the brave and powerful must relinquish attachments—relationships, pleasures, and life itself—and face the ordained passage to Yama’s domain, reminding the listener to live with dharma rather than clinging.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the heroic men (warrior-kings) depart for Pretarāja’s abode—Yama’s realm—signifying their death and transition beyond the human world after abandoning worldly ties and enjoyments.
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