Shloka 4
Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā
Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta
एनं॑ पर्वतराजानमारुह्म भरतर्षभा: । अयशस्यामसंशब्द्यामलक्ष्मीं व्यपनोत्स्यथ,भरतवंशके श्रेष्ठ पुरुषो! इस पर्वतराज हिमालयपर आरूढ़ होकर तुम सब अयश फैलानेवाली और नाम लेनेके अयोग्य अपनी श्रीहीनताको शीघ्र ही दूर भगा दोगे
enaṁ parvatarājānam āruhya bharatarṣabhāḥ | ayaśasyām asaṁśabdyām alakṣmīṁ vyapanotsyatha ||
“O bulls among the Bharatas! By ascending this king of mountains, you will swiftly drive away that misfortune which breeds ill-fame, is unfit even to be spoken of by name, and is devoid of prosperity.”
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links moral and social restoration to purposeful ascent and sacred striving: by undertaking a demanding, elevating act (climbing the ‘king of mountains’), one can cast off ‘alakṣmī’—inauspiciousness that manifests as disgrace and loss of honor—and regain auspicious standing.
The speaker addresses the Bharata heroes, urging them to climb the great mountain (understood as the Himalaya). The ascent is presented as a means to dispel their present misfortune and the shame associated with it, implying a transition from adversity toward renewed prosperity and reputation.