Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 42
Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share
वैशम्पायन उवाच तस्य तद् वचन श्रुत्वा प्रीतात्मा कुरुनन्दनः । नाश्रमेडरोचयद् वासं वीरमार्गाभिकाडुक्षया
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā prītātmā kurunandanaḥ | nāśrame 'dharocayad vāsaṃ vīramārgābhikāṅkṣayā ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：听了他那番话，俱卢王子（郁提施提罗）心中大悦。又因他内心生起对刹帝利英雄之道的向往，便不再赞同居住于阿湿罗摩（林居/出离之所）的生活。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic tension: after receiving counsel, Yudhiṣṭhira’s mind turns toward the ‘vīramārga’—the responsible kṣatriya path—so he sets aside the impulse to withdraw into āśrama-life. It underscores that renunciation is not always the highest choice; one’s rightful duty and social responsibility can be ethically primary.
Vaiśampāyana narrates to King Janamejaya that Yudhiṣṭhira, pleased by the instruction he has just heard (from the elder authority in context), becomes resolved to follow the heroic/royal course and therefore abandons the idea of living in an āśrama.