Shloka 25
Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)
प्रादुर्बभूवाविदित: क्षणेन कुरुनन्दन । तस्मै पूजां ततः कृत्वा सुताय विधिपूर्वकम्
prādurbabhūvāviditaḥ kṣaṇena kurunandana | tasmai pūjāṃ tataḥ kṛtvā sutāya vidhipūrvakam ||
वैशम्पायन बोले—हे कुरुनन्दन! वह क्षणभर में ही, किसी को पता चले बिना, प्रकट हो गया। तब उसे विधिपूर्वक पूजकर, पुत्र के लिये नियत संस्कार और कृत्य यथाविधि सम्पन्न किये गये।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharma expressed as proper reverence and ritual correctness: when an extraordinary guest or presence appears, one should respond with due honor (pūjā) and carry out prescribed duties (vidhi) carefully, especially regarding family and lineage rites.
A figure suddenly appears without being noticed at first. In response, the people present honor him with worship and then proceed to perform the appropriate, rule-based rites connected with the son/offspring.