Shloka 5
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततोड<ब्रवीद् भगवान् धर्मराज- मद्यैव पुण्याहमुत व: पाण्डवेय । अद्य पौष्यं योगमुपैति चन्द्रमा: पार्णिं कृष्णायास्त्वं गृहाणाद्य पूर्वम्,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तदनन्तर भगवान् व्यासने धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरसे कहा--'पाण्डुनन्दन! आज ही तुम लोगोंके लिये पुण्य-दिवस है। आज चन्द्रमा भरण- पोषणकारक पुष्य नक्षत्रपर जा रहे हैं; इसलिये आज पहले तुम्हीं कृष्णाका पाणिग्रहण करो”
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tato ’bravīd bhagavān dharmarājam—adyaiva puṇyāham uta vaḥ pāṇḍaveya; adya pauṣyaṃ yogam upaiti candramāḥ; pārṇiṃ kṛṣṇāyās tvaṃ gṛhāṇādya pūrvam.
Vaiśampāyana said: Then the revered sage spoke to Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira): “O son of Pāṇḍu, today itself is an auspicious day for you all. Today the Moon is entering the nourishing Puṣya constellation; therefore, you should first take Kṛṣṇā’s hand in marriage today.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as acting in harmony with auspicious order and social-ritual propriety: major life decisions (like marriage) are to be undertaken with due regard for sacred timing and the well-being of the family/community, not merely personal impulse.
A revered authority addresses Yudhiṣṭhira, declaring that the present day is especially auspicious because the Moon is in (or entering) Puṣya; therefore Yudhiṣṭhira is instructed to proceed first with taking Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) by the hand in marriage.