Shloka 3
इदं चैवावबोद्धव्यं वृद्धस्य मम शासनम् । मया निगदितं सर्व पथ्यं नि:श्रेयसं परम्,मुझ वृद्धकी यही आज्ञा है। एक बात और है, उसपर भी ध्यान देना। मेरी कही हुई सारी बातें तुम्हारे हित और परम मंगलके लिये होंगी
idaṃ caivāvaboddhavyaṃ vṛddhasya mama śāsanam | mayā nigaditaṃ sarvaṃ pathyaṃ niḥśreyasaṃ param ||
اور یہ بات بھی خوب سمجھ لو—یہ ایک بزرگ کی حیثیت سے میرا حکم ہے۔ میں نے جو کچھ کہا ہے وہ سب تمہارے فائدے اور اعلیٰ ترین بھلائی کے لیے مفید نصیحت ہے۔
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
An elder’s instruction should be received with clarity and seriousness, because it is offered as ‘pathya’—beneficial guidance—aimed not merely at immediate advantage but at niḥśreyasa, the highest and lasting good.
Yudhiṣṭhira, speaking in an authoritative yet elder-like tone, emphasizes that his directive must be properly understood and that everything he has said is meant for the listener’s welfare and ultimate benefit.