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 ||
Urged again and again by Brahmā to choose a boon, he asked for this alone, O Bhārata: that he might be fearless with respect to all beings—free from dread of any creature.
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’.