Shloka 1
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 2 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry for His Kin and the Vision of a Punitive Realm
औपनआक्राा बछ। आर: 2 द्वितीयो&्ध्याय: युधिष्ठिरको नरकका दर्शन कराना तथा करुण-क्रन्दन सुनकर उनका वहीं रहनेका निक्षय करना युधिछिर उवाच नेह पश्यामि विबुधा राधेयममितौजसम् | भ्रातरौ च महात्मानौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | neha paśyāmi vibudhā rādheyam amitaujasam | bhrātarau ca mahātmānau yudhāmanyūttamaujasaḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira dit : « Ô dieux, je ne vois pas ici Rādheya (Karna), dont la puissance était sans mesure. Et où sont les deux nobles frères, Yudhāmanyu et Uttamaujas ? Eux non plus ne se laissent pas voir. »
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even at the threshold of the afterlife, Yudhiṣṭhira’s dharmic conscience remains active: he questions apparent moral order and refuses to accept a vision of reward/punishment that seems to exclude the worthy. The verse foregrounds ethical scrutiny, compassion, and loyalty as integral to dharma—not mere passive acceptance.
In Svargārohaṇa, Yudhiṣṭhira is shown a troubling scene and, addressing the gods, asks why he cannot see Karṇa (Rādheya) and the warriors Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujas. His question signals confusion and concern about the fate of comrades and rivals after death, setting up the ensuing moral test.