Shloka 38
Nakula’s Counsel on Yajña, Dāna, and Tyāga (नकुलोपदेशः—यज्ञदानत्यागविचारः)
क्षात्रेण धर्मेण पराक्रमेण जित्वा महीं मन्त्रविद्भ्य: प्रदाय । नाकस्य पृष्ठेडसि नरेन्द्र गन्ता न शोचितव्यं भवताद्य पार्थ
kṣātreṇa dharmeṇa parākrameṇa jitvā mahīṃ mantravidbhyaḥ pradāya | nākasya pṛṣṭheḍasi narendra gantā na śocitavyaṃ bhavatā'dya pārtha ||
نکُل نے کہا—کشاتریہ دھرم اور شجاعت کے زور سے زمین کو فتح کرکے، اور اسے منتر و نیتی اور مقدس علم کے جاننے والوں کے سپرد کرکے، اے نریندر! آپ آسمانِ بہشت کی چوٹی تک پہنچیں گے۔ اس لیے، اے پارتھ! آج آپ کو غم نہیں کرنا چاہیے۔
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Nakula links righteous kingship to two ethical pillars: (1) victory gained through kṣatriya-dharma and courage, and (2) non-attachment expressed through giving the conquered realm to the wise. Such action, combining duty with generosity/renunciation, is presented as a path to heavenly merit; hence grief is discouraged.
Nakula addresses a king—calling him both ‘narendra’ and ‘Pārtha’—to console him. He argues that after fulfilling warrior-duty in conquest and then relinquishing the fruits by gifting the earth to learned counselors/Brahmins, the king is destined for heaven, so present sorrow is inappropriate.