Shloka 1636
Tīrtha-yātrā: Prayāga-saṅgama and Gayaśiras—Rājarṣi Gaya’s Mahāyajña
लोमशं समनुज्ञाप्य धौम्यं चैव पुरोहितम् । पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ युधिष्ठिर अपने वीर भ्राता भीमसेन आदिसे घिरकर खड़े थे। उन ब्राह्मणोंद्वारा इस प्रकार सम्मानित होनेपर उनके नेत्रोंमें हर्षके आँसू भर आये। उन्होंने देवर्षि लोमश तथा पुरोहित धौम्यजीकी आज्ञा लेकर उन सब ऋषियोंसे “बहुत अच्छा' कहकर उनका अनुरोध स्वीकार कर लिया
vaiśampāyana uvāca | lomaśaṃ samanujñāpya dhaumyaṃ caiva purohitam | pāṇḍavaśreṣṭho yudhiṣṭhiraḥ svair vīra-bhrātṛbhiḥ bhīmasenādibhiḥ parivṛtaḥ sthitaḥ | taiḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ evaṃ satkṛtaḥ sa harṣāśru-pūrṇanayanaḥ abhavat | sa devarṣiṃ lomaśaṃ purohitaṃ dhaumyaṃ ca āmantrya/anujñāpya sarvān ṛṣīn “sādhu” iti uktvā teṣāṃ prārthanāṃ pratijagrāha |
Vaiśampāyana said: Having first sought the permission of the sage Lomāśa and of Dhaumya, his family priest, Yudhiṣṭhira—the foremost of the Pāṇḍavas—stood surrounded by his heroic brothers, beginning with Bhīmasena. When those brāhmaṇas honored him in this manner, his eyes filled with tears of joy. After taking leave of the divine seer Lomāśa and of the priest Dhaumya, he replied “Well said,” and accepted the request of all those ṛṣis.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a powerful ruler should act with humility and restraint: seeking permission from spiritual authorities, honoring brāhmaṇas and ṛṣis, and responding to praise or requests with gratitude rather than pride.
Yudhiṣṭhira, surrounded by his brothers, is honored by brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis. Moved to joyful tears, he first takes leave of Lomasha and Dhaumya, then approves the sages’ words (“sādhu”) and accepts their request.