Shloka 26
स्थानमेतन्महाभाग ध्रुवमक्षयमव्ययम् | ईश्वरस्य सदा होतत् प्रणमात्र युधिष्ठिर,“महाभाग युधिष्ठिर! यह परमेश्वरका नित्य, अविनाशी और अविकारी स्थान है। तुम यहींसे इसको प्रणाम करो
vaiśampāyana uvāca | sthānam etan mahābhāga dhruvam akṣayam avyayam | īśvarasya sadā hy etat praṇamātra yudhiṣṭhira ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai yang mulia, inilah kediaman Tuhan yang tetap, tak binasa, dan tak berubah. Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, persembahkanlah hormatmu kepada-Nya dari tempat ini.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes bhakti grounded in dharma: recognizing the Lord as eternal and unchanging, and responding with humility and reverence (praṇāma). It also suggests that certain places are regarded as stable ‘abodes’ of the divine, inviting disciplined devotion rather than casual approach.
Vaiśampāyana, narrating the events, points out a sacred, enduring ‘place/abode’ associated with the Lord and instructs Yudhiṣṭhira to offer obeisance from that very spot—framing the moment as an act of reverent acknowledgment within the ongoing journey of the Pāṇḍavas in the forest.