Shloka 64
द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः
Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order
यच्चापि तीर्थानि चरन्नगच्छं द्वारकां प्रति । तत्राहमपि ते भक्तिमर्जुनं प्रति दृष्टवान्,जब मैं तीर्थोमें विचरता हुआ द्वारकामें गया था, वहाँ भी अर्जुनके प्रति जो तुम्हारा भक्तिभाव है, उसे मैंने प्रत्यक्ष देखा था
yaccāpi tīrthāni carannagacchaṃ dvārakāṃ prati | tatrāhamapi te bhaktimarjunaṃ prati dṛṣṭavān |
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “And when I was wandering among the sacred pilgrimage places and went toward Dvārakā, there too I personally witnessed your devotion and loyal regard directed toward Arjuna.”
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic loyalty: true devotion is shown through consistent conduct, observable even outside the battlefield—here, devotion toward Arjuna is presented as a stable ethical disposition rather than a momentary emotion.
Yudhiṣṭhira recalls a past occasion during his pilgrimage travels when he reached Dvārakā and personally observed the addressee’s devoted attitude toward Arjuna, using this as evidence to support his present statement.