Shloka 160
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
दर्शन बृहदश्वस्य महर्षेर्भावितात्मन: । युधिष्ठिरस्य चार्तस्य व्यसन परिदेवनम्,इसके बाद धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरको शुद्धहृदय महर्षि बृहदश्वका दर्शन हुआ। युधिष्छिरने आर्त होकर उन्हें अपनी दुःखगाथा सुनायी और विलाप किया
darśanaṁ bṛhadaśvasya maharṣer bhāvitātmanaḥ | yudhiṣṭhirasya cārtasya vyasana-paridevanam ||
Then Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of Dharma, stricken by calamity, gained an audience with the great seer Bṛhadaśva, a sage of purified and disciplined mind. In anguish he recounted his misfortunes and lamented before him.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
In times of vyasana (calamity), one should turn toward the wise and disciplined (bhāvitātmā) for guidance rather than be consumed by despair; lament may be natural, but it becomes meaningful when it leads to dharmic counsel and inner steadiness.
Yudhiṣṭhira, overwhelmed by misfortune, meets the sage Bṛhadaśva and, in a state of grief, narrates his troubles and laments—setting the stage for the sage’s response and instruction.