Shloka 18
Adhyāya 6: Kaṅka (Yudhiṣṭhira) Seeks Refuge in Virāṭa’s Assembly
कृतानुयात्रा भूतैस्त्वं वरदा कामचारिणि । भारावतारे ये च त्वां संस्मरिष्यन्ति मानवा:
kṛtānuyātrā bhūtaiś tvaṃ varadā kāmacāriṇi | bhārāvatāre ye ca tvāṃ saṃsmariṣyanti mānavāḥ ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «يا أيتها الإلهة التي تسيرين حيث تشائين، تتبعك الكائنات وتمنحين العطايا لمن يلتمسك. وأولئك البشر الذين، ليلقوا عن كواهلهم ثِقلَ الشدّة التي نزلت بهم، يذكرونك—فلا شيء يعسر عليهم في هذه الأرض: لا ولدٌ ولا مالٌ ولا وفرةُ الحبوب.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes śaraṇāgati through smaraṇa: remembering and honoring a benevolent divine power in times of crisis is portrayed as a means to remove the ‘burden’ of suffering and to gain life-supporting goods (offspring, wealth, grain). Ethically, it frames devotion as a stabilizing refuge that restores hope and order amid adversity.
Vaiśampāyana describes a goddess characterized as freely roaming and a giver of boons. He states that beings follow her, and that humans who remember her to overcome pressing troubles will find prosperity and desired outcomes readily attainable.