Shloka 21
Parīkṣit-janma-saṃkaṭa and Kuntī’s petition to Vāsudeva (परिक्षिज्जन्मसंकटं कुन्त्याः प्रार्थना च)
एतेष्वादाय तद् द्रव्यं पुनरभ्यर्च्य पाण्डव: । महादेवं प्रति ययौ पुरं नागाह्दयं प्रति
eteṣv ādāya tad dravyaṃ punar abhyarcya pāṇḍavaḥ | mahādevaṃ prati yayau puraṃ nāgāhṛdayaṃ prati, dvaipāyanābhyanujñātaḥ puraskṛtya purohitam ||
Setelah memuat harta itu ke atas semua kendaraan, Yudhiṣṭhira sang Pāṇḍava kembali memuja dan memberi hormat kepada Mahādewa. Dengan izin Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa), serta menempatkan pendeta keluarga, Dhauṁya, di barisan terdepan, ia berangkat menuju kota Nāgāhṛdaya.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after immense royal acts involving wealth and power, a righteous king re-centers himself through worship, humility, and obedience to spiritual counsel—showing that dharma requires both material responsibility and reverence for higher moral authority.
Yudhiṣṭhira has the wealth loaded onto the conveyances, performs worship again, receives Vyāsa’s permission, places the royal priest in front, and then departs toward the city called Nāgāhṛdaya, proceeding in devotion to Mahādeva.