Shloka 27
Nakula’s Counsel on Yajña, Dāna, and Tyāga (नकुलोपदेशः—यज्ञदानत्यागविचारः)
कुट॒म्बमास्थिते त्यागं न पश्यामि नराधिप । राजसूयाश्दमेधेषु सर्वमेधेषु वा पुन:
kūṭambam āsthite tyāgaṁ na paśyāmi narādhipa | rājasūyāśvamedheṣu sarvamedheṣu vā punaḥ ||
那俱罗说道：“人中王啊，对于肩负家业重担之人，我不见出离（舍弃）为其正法。相反，他应当投身于大祭之责——如王祀（Rājasūya）、马祀（Aśvamedha）或一切祀（Sarvamedha）——以被法所许可的行动完成义务，而非以退避来求解脱。”
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Renunciation is not presented as the primary path for someone bound by household responsibilities; instead, dharma is fulfilled through rightful action—especially prescribed public and royal duties such as major sacrifices—so that obligation, social order, and merit are upheld.
Nakula addresses a king (narādhipa), arguing within a broader Shānti Parva discussion on dharma that a householder should not abandon duties for renunciation, but should pursue sanctioned, duty-centered religious action exemplified by great Vedic sacrifices.