Shloka 25

Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)

Devanagari script

प्रादुर्बभूवाविदित: क्षणेन कुरुनन्दन । तस्मै पूजां ततः कृत्वा सुताय विधिपूर्वकम्‌

Transliteration

prādurbabhūvāviditaḥ kṣaṇena kurunandana | tasmai pūjāṃ tataḥ kṛtvā sutāya vidhipūrvakam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O Wonne der Kurus, in einem Augenblick erschien er plötzlich—unbemerkt von allen. Dann erwiesen sie ihm nach Vorschrift Verehrung und vollzogen die für den Sohn vorgeschriebenen Riten in rechter Weise.“

Word by Word

प्रादुर्manifestly, forth

बभूवbecame/appeared

अविदितःunknown, unrecognized

क्षणेनin a moment

कुरुनन्दनO joy of the Kurus

तस्मैto him

पूजाम्worship, honor

ततःthen, thereafter

कृत्वाhaving done

सुतायto the son

विधिपूर्वकम्according to rule, duly

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kuru-nandana (addressee, Kuru prince)

suta (son/offspring)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharma expressed as proper reverence and ritual correctness: when an extraordinary guest or presence appears, one should respond with due honor (pūjā) and carry out prescribed duties (vidhi) carefully, especially regarding family and lineage rites.

What is happening in the narrative?

A figure suddenly appears without being noticed at first. In response, the people present honor him with worship and then proceed to perform the appropriate, rule-based rites connected with the son/offspring.