Shloka 2
पाण्डोः प्रव्रज्या-व्रतवर्णनम् | Pāṇḍu’s Resolve for Renunciation and Forest Discipline
रक्षितं राजभि: पूर्व धर्मविद्धिर्महात्मभि: । नोत्सादमगमच्चेदं कदाचिदिह न: कुलम्,पहलेके धर्मज्ञ एवं महात्मा राजाओंने इसकी रक्षा की थी; अतः हमारा यह कुल इस भूतलपर कभी उच्छिन्न नहीं हुआ
rakṣitaṃ rājabhiḥ pūrvaṃ dharmavidbhir mahātmabhiḥ | notsādam agamac cedaṃ kadācid iha naḥ kulam ||
Bhīṣma nói: “Thuở trước, dòng tộc này được che chở bởi các bậc quân vương đại hồn, những người am tường dharma. Bởi vậy, trên cõi đất này, gia tộc chúng ta chưa từng khi nào suy vong hay bị đoạn tuyệt.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A dynasty endures when its rulers actively protect it through dharma—ethical governance, restraint, and responsibility. Bhīṣma links the survival of the family line to the presence of dharma-knowing, noble kings.
Bhīṣma reflects on the past: earlier righteous kings safeguarded the family, and because of that protection the lineage did not become extinct. The statement functions as a reminder of ancestral standards and the duty to preserve the kula through dharmic conduct.