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THE MAHABHARATA
 
मूर्युपाघ्राय बहुशः पार्थानात्मसुतौ तदा ।
हस्ते युधिष्ठिरं गृह्य माद्री वाक्यमभाषत ॥
 
Kissing the sons of Kunti and her own
two sons many times on their foreheads
and taking Yudhisthira's hand, Madii spoke
these words :
 
'कुन्ती माता अहं धात्री युष्माकं तु पिता मृतः।
युधिष्ठिरः पिता ज्येष्ठश्चतुर्णां धर्मतस्सदा ॥
 
66 Kunti is your mother ; I am your
nurse ; your father is dead. According to
Dharma, Yudhisthira, the eldest, is the
father for you four for all time.
 
'वृद्धायुपासनासक्तास्सत्यधर्मपरायणाः ।
तादृशा न विनश्यन्ति नैव यान्ति पराभवम् ।
तस्मात्सर्वे कुरुध्वं वै गुरुवृत्तिमतन्द्रिताः ॥
 
"Such as are devoted to the service of
their elders and adhere to Truth and Right,
never come to grief, never get humiliation.
Therefore, all of you, serve your elder
diligently."