Shloka 5
Adhyāya 3: Indra’s Invitation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Refusal to Abandon the Dog
Svargārohaṇa Test
शक्र उवाच भ्रातृन् द्रक्ष्यसि स्वर्गे त्वमग्रतस्त्रिदिवं गतान् । कृष्णया सहितान् सर्वान् मा शुचो भरतर्षभ,इन्द्रने कहा--भरतश्रेष्ठ! तुम्हारे सभी भाई तुमसे पहले ही स्वर्गमें पहुँच गये हैं। उनके साथ द्रौपदी भी है। वहाँ चलनेपर वे सब तुम्हें मिलेंगे
śakra uvāca: bhrātṝn drakṣyasi svarge tvam agratas tridivaṁ gatān | kṛṣṇayā sahitān sarvān mā śuco bharatarṣabha ||
Śakra (Indra) said: “O bull among the Bharatas, do not grieve. In heaven you will behold your brothers, who have already gone ahead to the divine world. You will find them all there, together with Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī).”
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches restraint of grief through a dharmic perspective: separation by death is not final, and the righteous attain a higher state. Indra’s assurance redirects Yudhiṣṭhira from sorrow to trust in moral order and divine justice.
During the Great Departure, Yudhiṣṭhira has witnessed the fall of his companions. Śakra (Indra) addresses him, telling him not to mourn because his brothers have already reached heaven, and Draupadī is with them; upon proceeding, he will meet them there.