Shloka 74
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 71 — Kṣatra-dharma Counsel, Public Legitimacy, and Mobilization
पिता राजा च वृद्धश्न सर्वथा मानमर्हति | तस्मान्मान्यश्व पूज्यश्न धृतराष्ट्रो जनार्दन,जनार्दन! पिता, राजा और वृद्ध सर्वथा समादरके ही योग्य हैं। अतः धृतराष्ट्र हमारे लिये सदा माननीय एवं पूजनीय हैं
pitā rājā ca vṛddhaś ca sarvathā mānam arhati | tasmān mānyaś ca pūjyaś ca dhṛtarāṣṭro janārdana ||
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Ang ama, ang hari, at ang nakatatanda ay sa lahat ng paraan karapat-dapat sa dangal. Kaya, O Janārdana, si Dhṛtarāṣṭra ay lagi naming ituturing na marangal at dapat igalang nang may pagpipitagan.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches dharma as reverence toward those who hold inherently venerable roles—father, king, and elder—implying that social and familial order is sustained by honoring such figures even amid conflict.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations and counsel, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) and affirms that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as an elder and kingly father-figure, remains deserving of respect and veneration from the Pāṇḍavas.