किमुतानुवशान् साधूंस्तादृशान् गुरुदेवतान् । एतत्कौतूहलं ब्रह्मन्नस्माकं विधम प्रभो । पितु: पुत्राय यद्द्वेषो मरणाय प्रयोजित: ॥ ४६ ॥
kim utanuvasan sadhums tadrsan guru-devatan etat kautuhalam brahmann asmakam vidhama prabho pituh putraya yad dveso maranaya prayojitah
- kim uta
- much less
- anuvasan
- to obedient and perfect sons
- sadhun
- great devotees
- tadrsan
- of that sort
- guru-devatan
- honoring the father as the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- etat
- this
- kautuhalam
- doubt
- brahman
- O brahmana
- asmakam
- of us
- vidhama
- dissipate
- prabho
- O my lord
- pituh
- of the father
- putraya
- unto the son
- yat
- which
- dvesah
- envy
- maranaya
- for killing
- prayojitah
- applied.
Maharaja Yudhisthira further inquired: How was it possible for a father to be so violent toward an exalted son who was obedient, well-behaved and respectful to his father? O brahmana, O master, I have never heard of such a contradiction as an affectionate father’s punishing his noble son with the intention of killing him. Kindly dissipate our doubts in this regard.