Mahabharata 7.79.22 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 79, Shloka 22
Jayadratha-rakṣā: Conch Signals and Encirclement of Arjuna
Chapter 79
कृतज्ञानां वदान्यानां गुरुशुश्रूषिणामपि । सहस्रदक्षिणानां च या गतिस्तामवाप्रुहि
sañjaya uvāca | kṛtajñānāṁ vadānyānāṁ guruśuśrūṣiṇām api | sahasradakṣiṇānāṁ ca yā gatis tām avāpruhi ||
Sañjaya nói: “Xin hãy nói cho ta biết cảnh giới cuối cùng mà những người biết ơn, ghi nhớ ân nghĩa, rộng lòng bố thí, tận tụy phụng sự thầy, và ban tặng lễ vật hàng nghìn như phí tế lễ sẽ đạt đến. Hãy tuyên bày cho ta số phận ấy.”
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights classical dharmic virtues—gratitude, generosity, devoted service to one’s teacher, and large-scale charitable giving (dakṣiṇā)—and frames them as causes of a higher ‘gati’ (destiny). It implies that ethical character and reverence for learning/teachers are spiritually consequential, not merely social virtues.
Sanjaya, in the course of reporting and reflecting within the Drona Parva, poses an inquiry about the ultimate destination attained by people distinguished by gratitude, liberality, faithful service to gurus, and lavish ritual/charitable gifts. The line functions as a prompt for a response about the fruits of such conduct.
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