वैशंपायन उवाच
तयैवं समनुज्ञातः पुत्रम् आदाय शंतनुः ॥
भ्राजमानं यथादित्यम् आययौ स्वपुरं प्रति ॥
पौरवः स्वपुरं गत्वा पुरंदरपुरोपमम् ॥
सर्वकामसमृद्धार्थं मेने आत्मानम् आत्मना ॥
पौरवेषु ततः पुत्रं यौवराज्ये ऽभ्यषेचयत् ॥
पौरवाञ् शंतनोः पुत्रः पितरं च महायशाः ॥
राष्ट्रं च रञ्जयाम् आस वृत्तेन भरतर्षभ ॥
स तथा सह पुत्रेण रममाणो महीपतिः ॥
वर्तयाम् आस वर्षाणि चत्वार्य् अमितविक्रमः ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
tayaivaṃ samanujñātaḥ putram ādāya śaṃtanuḥ ||
bhrājamānaṃ yathādityam āyayau svapuraṃ prati ||
pauravaḥ svapuraṃ gatvā puraṃdarapuropamam ||
sarvakāmasamṛddhārthaṃ mene ātmānam ātmanā ||
pauraveṣu tataḥ putraṃ yauvarājye 'bhyaṣecayat ||
pauravāñ śaṃtanoḥ putraḥ pitaraṃ ca mahāyaśāḥ ||
rāṣṭraṃ ca rañjayām āsa vṛttena bharatarṣabha ||
sa tathā saha putreṇa ramamāṇo mahīpatiḥ ||
vartayām āsa varṣāṇi catvāry amitavikramaḥ ||
Vaishampayana said: "Thus given leave by her, Shantanu took his son, who shone like the sun, and set out for his own city. The Paurava, having come to his city, which was like the city of Purandara and where every desire was fulfilled, considered himself blessed within himself; then, among the Pauravas, he anointed his son as heir apparent. The son of Shantanu, greatly renowned, delighted the Pauravas, his father, and the whole kingdom by his conduct, O bull among the Bharatas. Thus the lord of the earth, of measureless might, passed four years rejoicing with his son."
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उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here Shantanu returns with his son and anoints him heir. It is telling that the son "delighted by his conduct" his father, the people, and the whole kingdom alike: the true worth of an heir lies not in valor alone but in the goodness of character by which he wins hearts. Here is an image of righteous leadership: one who rules, or prepares to rule, must first be loved for virtue rather than feared for power; for authority resting on the people's love is stable, while authority resting on fear is fragile. Shantanu's happiness, too, is significant: after long separation and grief, he receives his son and lives four years in joy. Here is grace at work: fidelity to dharma and patience in loss bring consolation; the providence that took away a wife restores a perfect son. Thus scripture shows the alternation of grief and joy in the life of the righteous, and teaches us to accept both with equanimity, seeing in them the hand of the Lord.