Shloka 14

Lomaśa’s Arrival and Report on Arjuna’s Divine Astras (लोमशागमनम्—अर्जुनदिव्यास्त्रलाभवृत्तान्तः)

Devanagari script

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Transliteration

Āśramaḥ śāmyatāṁ śreṣṭha mṛgadvija-niṣevitaḥ | Prabho! tatra svalpa-tapasā manuṣyāḥ siddhiṁ prāpnuvanti | Mahārāja! paścima-diśi eva Jambūmārgaḥ, yatra śuddhāntaḥkaraṇavataḥ maharṣayaḥ āśramaṁ kurvanti | Śānta-puruṣeṣu śreṣṭha Yudhiṣṭhira! sa āśramaḥ paśu-pakṣi-niṣevitaḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Dhaumya: «Oh, el mejor de los hombres, aquieta tu mente. Hay un āśrama frecuentado por ciervos y aves; allí, aun con poca austeridad, los hombres alcanzan la realización espiritual. Oh rey, hacia el occidente se halla el Jambūmārga, donde los grandes ṛṣis de corazón purificado mantienen su ermita. Oh Yudhiṣṭhira, el mejor entre los serenos, ese āśrama es atendido por animales y pájaros».

Word by Word

• {'āśramaḥ': 'hermitage

• place of ascetic practice', 'śāmyatām': 'let it be pacified

• be calmed (imperative/benedictive sense)', 'śreṣṭha': 'best, excellent one (vocative)', 'mṛga': 'deer

• wild animal', 'dvija': 'twice-born

• here commonly ‘bird’ in poetic usage (also ‘Brahmin’ depending on context)', 'niṣevitaḥ': 'frequented, resorted to, attended by', 'prabho': 'O lord

• respectful address', 'svalpa-tapasā': 'with little austerity/penance', 'tapas': 'austerity

• disciplined spiritual effort', 'siddhi': 'attainment

• spiritual success/accomplishment', 'paścima-diśi': 'in the western direction', 'mārgaḥ': 'path, route', 'śuddha-antaḥkaraṇa': 'purified inner instrument (mind/heart/conscience)', 'maharṣi': 'great seer', 'śānta-puruṣa': 'peaceful person

Speaker

धौम्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhaumya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Jambūmārga
• āśrama (hermitage)
• tapas (austerity)
• siddhi (spiritual attainment)
• deer (mṛga)
• birds (dvija)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Inner calm and purity are presented as the foundation for spiritual progress: in the company of sages and in a sanctified hermitage, even modest austerity can yield ‘siddhi’—ethical and spiritual attainment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhaumya counsels Yudhiṣṭhira, directing him toward a western route called Jambūmārga where a revered hermitage of pure-minded seers lies, emphasizing its peaceful, non-violent atmosphere symbolized by animals and birds dwelling there.