Shloka 37
इन्द्रवृत्रयुद्धवर्णनम्
Indra–Vṛtra Conflict and the Adversaries’ Tapas-Targeting Counsel
वैशम्पायन उवाच सतत्र भ्रातृभिश्वैव कृष्णया चैव पाण्डव: । स्नात्वा देवान् पितृश्चिव तर्पपामास भारत,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तब राजा युधिष्ठिरने अपने भाइयों और द्रौपदीके साथ उस तीर्थमें स्नान करके देवताओं और पितरोंका तर्पण किया
vaiśampāyana uvāca | sa tatra bhrātṛbhiś caiva kṛṣṇayā caiva pāṇḍavaḥ | snātvā devān pitṝṃś caiva tarpayāmāsa bhārata ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: “Oh Bhārata (Janamejaya), allí el Pāṇḍava, junto con sus hermanos y con Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), se bañó en aquel vado sagrado y luego realizó el tarpana, los ritos de satisfacción, para los dioses y los antepasados.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in adversity, one should uphold dharma through daily and occasional duties—purification, reverence to the gods, and gratitude to one’s ancestors. The verse highlights continuity of ethical and ritual responsibility during exile.
At a sacred tīrtha, Yudhiṣṭhira, accompanied by his brothers and Draupadī, bathes and then performs tarpana—offerings meant to honour and satisfy the gods and the ancestral spirits.