Shloka 53
अध्याय ७४: अक्रोध–क्षमा–निवासनीति
Chapter 74: Non-anger, Forbearance, and the Ethics of Residence
प्रतिपद्य यदा सूनुर्धरणीरेणुगुण्ठित: । पितुराश्लिष्यते5ड्रानि किमस्त्यभ्यधिकं तत:,“जब पुत्र धरतीकी धूलमें सना हुआ पास आता और पिताके अंगोंसे लिपट जाता है, उस समय जो सुख मिलता है, उससे बढ़कर और क्या हो सकता है?
pratipadya yadā sūnur dharaṇī-reṇu-guṇṭhitaḥ | pitur āśliṣyate 'ṅgāni kim asty abhyadhikaṃ tataḥ ||
Duṣyanta nói: “Khi một người con trai, thân mình phủ bụi đất, chạy đến bên cha và ôm chặt lấy tay chân cha—còn niềm vui nào có thể lớn hơn thế?”
दुष्यन्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates familial affection—especially the father’s joy in a child’s innocent embrace—as a profound human good, implying that such natural bonds and responsibilities are central to gṛhastha-dharma (householder ethics).
Duṣyanta speaks about the incomparable happiness a father feels when his young son, still dusty from playing on the ground, runs up and hugs him—an image used to emphasize the value of acknowledging and cherishing one’s child.