Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)
अतीतानागते विद्वान् कुशल: सर्वधर्मवित्,वृषपर्वा भूत और भविष्यके ज्ञाता, कार्यकुशल और सम्पूर्ण धर्मोके मर्मज्ञ थे। उन धर्मज्ञ नरेशने भरतश्रेष्ठ पाण्डवोंको पुत्रकी भाँति उपदेश दिया। उनकी आज्ञा पाकर महामना पाण्डव उत्तरदिशाकी ओर चले
atītānāgate vidvān kuśalaḥ sarvadharmavit | vṛṣaparvā bhūta-bhaviṣya-jñaḥ kāryakuśalaḥ samasta-dharma-marmajñaḥ | sa dharmavid rājā bharataśreṣṭhān pāṇḍavān putravat upadiśya | tasya ājñāṃ prāpya mahāmanāḥ pāṇḍavā uttaradiśaṃ prati jagmuḥ |
Vaiśampāyana said: Vṛṣaparvā was wise in matters past and future, skilled in practical affairs, and a knower of all dharma. That righteous king instructed the Pāṇḍavas—best of the Bharatas—as though they were his own sons. Having received his command, the high-minded Pāṇḍavas set out toward the northern direction.
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