Shloka 4
पाण्डव-वृष्णि-समागमः तथा अश्वमेध-अनुज्ञा | Reunion at the Kuru Court and Authorization of the Aśvamedha
व्यचेष्टत च बालोडसौ यथोत्साहं यथाबलम् | बभूवुर्मुदिता राज॑ंस्ततस्ता भरतस्त्रिय:
vyaceṣṭata ca bālo ’sau yathotsāhaṃ yathābalam | babhūvur muditā rājan tatastā bharatastriyaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “O hari, ang munting sanggol—anak ni Uttarā—ay nagsimulang igalaw ang mga kamay at paa ayon sa kanyang sigla at lakas. Nang makita ito, napuspos ng galak ang mga kababaihan ng angkan ng Bharata.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the value of nurturing life and taking joy in small signs of growth. Ethically, it underscores communal care and hope: the well-being of a child—symbol of the dynasty’s future—becomes a shared source of happiness and responsibility.
An infant begins to move his hands and feet as much as his energy and strength allow. Observing these natural movements, the women of the Bharata household become delighted, taking it as a heartening sign of the child’s vitality.