Shloka 45
Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)
कथं चाराजंक राष्ट्र शक््यं धारयितु प्रभो । तस्माद् गर्भ समाधत्स्व भीष्म: संवर्धयिष्यति
kathaṃ cārājaṃka rāṣṭraṃ śakyaṃ dhārayituṃ prabho | tasmād garbhaṃ samādhatsva bhīṣmaḥ saṃvardhayiṣyati prabho ||
اے آقا! راجا کے بغیر مملکت کو کیسے سنبھالا جا سکتا ہے؟ اس لیے دیر نہ کیجیے، فوراً گربھادھان کی تدبیر کیجیے؛ بھیشم اس بچے کی پرورش کریں گے۔
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A stable polity requires legitimate leadership and continuity of succession; when the throne is vacant, responsible elders must act promptly to secure an heir, while guardians like Bhīṣma uphold order through protection and upbringing.
Vyāsa urges the concerned ruler/householder to arrange immediate conception so the dynasty and kingdom do not remain without a king, assuring that Bhīṣma will take responsibility for raising the child.