Shloka 5
Adhyāya 6: Kaṅka (Yudhiṣṭhira) Seeks Refuge in Virāṭa’s Assembly
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत विराटपर्वके अन्तर्गत पाण्डवप्रवेशपर्वमें नगरप्रवेशके लिये अस्त्रस्थापनविषयक पाँचवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
bhārāvataraṇe puṇye ye smaranti sadāśivām | tān vai tārayase pāpāt paṅke gām iva durbalām ||
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, pada Virāṭa Parva, di bagian Pāṇḍava-praveśa Parva, selesailah bab kelima tentang penempatan senjata demi memasuki kota. Wahai Dewi suci yang meringankan beban bumi, senantiasa membawa keberuntungan dan kesejahteraan! Mereka yang mengingatmu sungguh engkau selamatkan dari dosa dan dari derita yang lahir sebagai akibatnya—laksana seorang lelaki mengangkat keluar seekor sapi lemah yang terperosok dalam lumpur.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Remembrance of the benevolent Goddess is presented as a saving act: sincere devotion draws divine grace that carries a person across sin and its painful consequences, depicted through the vivid ethical image of rescuing a helpless being from danger.
At the close of the section describing the Pāṇḍavas’ preparations for entering the city (including the placing aside of weapons), the narrator adds a devotional benediction praising the Goddess as the remover of the earth’s burden and as a rescuer of those who remember her.