Shloka 30
Adhyāya 270 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s inquiry on saṃnyāsa; Bhīṣma on calculable time, tamas, and karma
Vṛtra–Uśanā exemplum begins
तब मणिभद्रने कहा--कुण्डधार! सब देवता तुमपर और इस ब्राह्मणपर भी बहुत प्रसन्न हैं। यह धर्मात्मा होगा और इसकी बुद्धि धर्ममें ही लगी रहेगी ।।
tato maṇibhadra uvāca—kuṇḍadhāra! sarve devāḥ tvayi asmin brāhmaṇe ca paramaṃ prītāḥ. ayaṃ dharmātmā bhaviṣyati, asya ca buddhir dharme eva niyoktā bhaviṣyati. tataḥ prīto jaladharaḥ kṛtakāryo yudhiṣṭhira, īpsitaṃ manaso labdhvā varam anyaiḥ sudurlabham; yudhiṣṭhira, evaṃ manorathasiddhaḥ sa meghaḥ paramaprīto babhūva.
Da sprach Maṇibhadra: „O Kuṇḍadhāra, alle Götter sind überaus zufrieden mit dir — und ebenso mit diesem Brāhmaṇa. Er wird ein Mann von rechtschaffener Seele sein, und sein Verständnis wird auf Dharma fest gegründet bleiben.“ Daraufhin, o Yudhiṣṭhira, wurde die Wolke (jaladhara), nachdem sie ihr Vorhaben vollendet und die ersehnte Gabe erlangt hatte — eine Gabe, die für andere äußerst schwer zu gewinnen ist — ganz erfüllt und hoch erfreut.
मणिभद्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Divine favor is linked to dharmic disposition: when one’s character is righteous (dharmātmā) and one’s intellect remains anchored in dharma (buddhir dharme), the gods are said to be pleased, and auspicious outcomes—symbolized by a hard-to-obtain boon—follow.
Maṇibhadra addresses Kuṇḍadhāra, declaring that the gods are delighted with him and with a certain brāhmaṇa, predicting the brāhmaṇa’s steadfast commitment to dharma. Then, in Yudhiṣṭhira’s hearing, the cloud (jaladhara/megha) is described as satisfied and joyful after obtaining its long-desired, rare boon and completing its purpose.