Shloka 15
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 2 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry for His Kin and the Vision of a Punitive Realm
ततः कुन्तीसुतो राजा देवदूतश्न जग्मतुः । सहितौ राजशार्दूल यत्र ते पुरुषर्षभा:,नृपश्रेष्ठ! तब कुन्तीपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिर और देवदूत दोनों साथ-साथ उस स्थानकी ओर चले जहाँ वे पुरुषप्रवर भीमसेन आदि थे
tataḥ kuntīsuto rājā devadūtena jagmatuḥ | sahitau rājaśārdūla yatra te puruṣarṣabhāḥ ||
Then the king, Kuntī’s son (Yudhiṣṭhira), went on together with the divine messenger. O tiger among kings, they proceeded to the place where those foremost of men—his heroic brothers such as Bhīmasena—were.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic integrity expressed as loyalty and moral consistency: Yudhiṣṭhira advances not for solitary reward but with concern for the fate and presence of his companions, implying that righteousness includes solidarity with the virtuous.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira and a celestial messenger proceed together toward the place where the foremost heroes—his brothers such as Bhīma—are located, continuing the Svargarohana sequence of encountering the Pāṇḍavas’ final destinies.