Shloka 1
Adhyāya 3: Indra’s Invitation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Refusal to Abandon the Dog
Svargārohaṇa Test
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत गहाप्रस्थानिकपर्वमें द्रौपदी आदिका पतनविषयक दूसरा अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ २ ॥ अपन क्ाा छा अर: तृतीयो<थध्याय: इन्द्र और धर्म आदिके साथ वार्तालाप
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tataḥ sannādayan śakro divaṃ bhūmiṃ ca sarvaśaḥ | rathenopayayau pārtham ārohety abravīc ca tam ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Kemudian Śakra (Indra), menggema-kan langit dan bumi ke segala penjuru, mendatangi Pārtha (Yudhiṣṭhira) dengan keretanya dan berkata kepadanya, ‘Naiklah ke kereta ini.’”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that unwavering dharma is ultimately recognized and upheld by the cosmic order: the righteous person’s final passage is not merely personal achievement but a divinely affirmed culmination of ethical steadfastness.
After the preceding events of the great journey, Indra arrives with a chariot, filling heaven and earth with reverberation, and directly commands Yudhiṣṭhira (called Pārtha) to mount the chariot—initiating the next stage toward heaven.