Shloka 40
विवेश शोभया युक्त भ्रातृभिश्च सहानघ । ब्राह्माणैवेंदवेदाड़पारगैश्व सहस्रश:,उन्होंने भाइयों तथा द्रौपदीके साथ इन्द्रभवनके समान मनोरम और दिव्य सुगन्धसे परिपूर्ण उस स्वर्ग-सदृश शोभाशाली पुण्यमय नर-नारायण आश्रममें प्रवेश किया। अनघ! उनके साथ ही वेद-वेदांगोंके पारंगत विद्वान् सहस्ौ्रों ब्राह्मण भी प्रविष्ट हुए
viveśa śobhayā yuktaḥ bhrātṛbhiś ca sahānagha | brāhmaṇair eva vedavedāṅgapāragaiś ca sahasraśaḥ ||
He entered that radiant, merit-filled hermitage of Nara and Nārāyaṇa—splendid like Indra’s own abode and suffused with divine fragrance—together with his brothers and with Draupadī. O sinless one, along with them also entered thousands of learned brāhmaṇas, masters of the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas.
घटोत्कच उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that true auspicious progress is marked by association with sacred places and learned, disciplined people: spiritual merit (puṇya), reverence for Vedic learning, and righteous companionship are presented as protective and elevating forces alongside heroic capability.
The party—together with the brothers and Draupadī—enters the famed Nara-Nārāyaṇa hermitage, described as heavenlike and fragrant; thousands of brāhmaṇas skilled in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas enter as well, emphasizing the hermitage’s sanctity and the scale of the accompanying learned retinue.