Shloka 11
अध्याय ३३ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य कुशलप्रश्नाः तथा विदुरस्य योगसमाधिः
Chapter 33: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Welfare-Inquiries and Vidura’s Yogic Absorption
अहं हितं वदाम्येतत् प्रियं चेत् तव पार्थिव । देवयाना हि पन्थान: श्रुतास्ते यज्ञसंस्तरे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | ahaṃ hitaṃ vadāmy etat priyaṃ cet tava pārthiva | devayānā hi panthānaḥ śrutās te yajñasaṃstare ||
اے پارتھِو! اگر یہ بات تمہیں پسند ہو تو میں تمہارے بھلے کی بات کہوں۔ یَجْن کے آغاز میں تم نے دیویان کے جو راستے سنے تھے، وہی راستے تمہارے لیے موزوں ہیں۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The speaker urges the king toward what is truly beneficial (hita) rather than merely pleasant, pointing him to the Devayāna—an elevated, dharmic ‘path’ associated with sacrificial knowledge and spiritual ascent.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a king respectfully and offers counsel: recalling what the king has already heard in the context of sacrifice, he recommends the Devayāna as the appropriate course, framing guidance in terms of welfare and rightful suitability.