Shloka 4
युधिष्ठिरस्य नगरप्रवेशः — चार्वाकप्रकरणं
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Entry into the City and the Cārvāka Episode
वरेण च्छन्द्यमानश्व ब्रह्मणा च पुन: पुनः । अभयं सर्वभूते भ्यो वरयामास भारत,भरतनन्दन! जब ब्रह्माजीने उससे बारंबार वर माँगनेका अनुरोध किया, तब उसने यही वर माँगा कि मुझे किसी भी प्राणीसे भय न हो
vareṇa cchandyamānaś ca brahmaṇā ca punaḥ punaḥ | abhayaṃ sarvabhūtebhyo varayāmāsa bhārata ||
Von Brahmā immer wieder gedrängt, einen Segen zu wählen, erbat er nur dies, o Bhārata: furchtlos zu sein gegenüber allen Wesen — frei von Schrecken vor irgendeinem Geschöpf.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates abhaya (fearlessness) as a worthy boon: inner freedom from fear toward all beings, which supports dharmic steadiness and non-hostile engagement with the world.
Brahmā repeatedly urges the recipient to choose a boon; he selects only one—fearlessness with respect to all creatures—addressed to the listener as ‘O Bhārata’.