Shloka 28
Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)
भवत्या यदभिप्रेतं तदहं कर्तुमागतः । शाधि मां धर्मतत्त्वज्ञे करवाणि प्रियं तव
bhavatyā yad abhipretaṃ tad ahaṃ kartum āgataḥ | śādhi māṃ dharmatattvajñe karavāṇi priyaṃ tava ||
اے ماں، جو دھرم کے اصول جانتی ہو! جو کچھ تمہارے دل میں مطلوب ہے، اسے پورا کرنے کے لیے میں آیا ہوں۔ حکم دو—میں تمہاری کون سی محبوب خدمت انجام دوں؟
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct through humility and readiness to serve: one should align action with righteous intention, seek guidance from those who understand dharma, and perform duties in a way that is pleasing and beneficial rather than self-willed.
The speaker expresses willingness to fulfill the addressee’s heartfelt wish, asking for explicit instruction. The tone is deferential: he acknowledges her as a knower of dharma and requests direction about what service to perform.