Shloka 47
अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira
भवत्कृतमिमं स्नेहं युधिष्ठिरविवर्धितम्
bhavatkṛtam imaṃ snehaṃ yudhiṣṭhiravivardhitam
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Tình thâm này, do chính ngài khởi lên và được Yudhiṣṭhira nuôi dưỡng, bồi đắp, nay đã lớn thành một mối ràng buộc của sự chăm nom và trách nhiệm.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Affection (sneha) is not merely a feeling but an ethical force: when initiated with goodwill and then consciously nurtured by a dharmic leader like Yudhiṣṭhira, it becomes a sustaining bond that guides conduct, softens hostility, and supports right action in difficult times.
In the Ashramavāsika context, the narrator Vaiśampāyana highlights a relationship of care: someone’s earlier goodwill is being acknowledged as the seed, and Yudhiṣṭhira is credited with having strengthened it—framing ongoing interactions in terms of gratitude, continuity of bonds, and moral responsibility after the war.