Shloka 2

Devanagari script

पर्वतं मन्दरं दिव्यमेष पन्था: प्रयास्यति । समाहिता निरुद्धिग्ना: सर्वे भवत पाण्डवा:,पाण्डवो! यह मार्ग दिव्य मन्दराचलकी ओर जायगा। अब तुम सब लोग उद्धेगशून्य और एकाग्रचित्त हो जाओ। यह देवताओंका निवासस्थान है, जिसपर तुम्हें चलना होगा। यहाँ पुण्यकर्म करनेवाले दिव्य ऋषियोंका भी निवास है

Transliteration

parvataṁ mandaraṁ divyam eṣa panthāḥ prayāsyati | samāhitā nirudvignāḥ sarve bhavata pāṇḍavāḥ ||

Translation

Jalan ini menuju Gunung Mandara yang ilahi. Karena itu, wahai para Pāṇḍava, jadilah kalian semua teguh dalam batin dan bebas dari kegelisahan.

Word by Word

पर्वतम्mountain

मन्दरम्Mandara (mountain)

दिव्यम्divine, splendid

एषःthis

पन्थाःpath, way

प्रयास्यतिwill go forth/lead (will proceed)

समाहिताःcollected, concentrated

निरुद्धिग्नाःfree from anxiety/agitation

सर्वेall

भवतbe (become)

पाण्डवाःO Pandavas

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mandara (mountain)

Pāṇḍavas

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes inner discipline on a sacred journey: one should proceed with a composed, concentrated mind (samāhita) and without anxiety (nirudvigna), especially when approaching holy places associated with gods and accomplished sages.

What is happening in the narrative?

A guide/speaker directs the Pāṇḍavas toward the divine Mount Mandara, instructing them to remain calm and focused as they traverse a route regarded as a celestial region inhabited by gods and meritorious seers.