Shloka 29
Bhāgīrathī-tīra-śauca, Kurukṣetra-gamana, and Śatayūpa-āśrama-dīkṣā (गङ्गातीरशौच–कुरुक्षेत्रगमन–शतयूपाश्रमदीक्षा)
बलवन्तं तथा55त्मानं मेने बहुगुणं तदा । धर्मराजो महातेजास्तच्च सस्मार पाण्डव:
balavantaṃ tathātmānaṃ mene bahuguṇaṃ tadā | dharmarājo mahātejās tac ca sasmāra pāṇḍavaḥ ||
Saat itu Pāṇḍava yang bercahaya, Raja Dharma Yudhiṣṭhira, menilai dirinya kuat dan kaya kebajikan. Pada saat itu pula ia mengingat kembali hakikat dirinya yang purba—menyadari bahwa ia dan Vidura terwujud dari bagian Dharma yang sama—serta teringat ajaran yoga-dharma sebagaimana diajarkan oleh Vyāsa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True strength is grounded in dharma and self-knowledge: Yudhiṣṭhira’s recollection of his dharmic origin and Vyāsa’s yoga-dharma points to inner discipline and ethical clarity as the basis of royal and personal power.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira, at a decisive moment, recognizes his own strength and virtues, recalls his earlier essential nature, understands his connection with Vidura through Dharma, and remembers the yogic-ethical instruction given by Vyāsa.