Shloka 1
स्वर्गारोहणपर्व — तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Indra and Dharma’s Consolation; Celestial Gaṅgā Purification
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत स्वगरिह्हणपर्वमें युधिष्टिरकों नरकका दर्शनविषयक दूसरा अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ २ ॥ ऑपन-माज बछ। अल तृतीयो<थध्याय: इन्द्र और धर्मका युधिष्िरको सान्त्वना देना तथा युधिष्ठिरका शरीर त्यागकर दिव्य लोकको जाना वैशम्पायन उवाच स्थिते मुहूर्त पार्थे तु धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिरे । आजम्मुस्तत्र कौरव्य देवा: शक्रपुरोगमा:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! कुन्तीकुमार धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरको उस स्थानपर खड़े हुए अभी दो ही घड़ी बीतने पायी थी कि इन्द्र आदि सम्पूर्ण देवता वहाँ आ पहुँचे
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | sthite muhūrte pārthe tu dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire | ājagmus tatra kauravya devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: O descendant of the Kurus (Janamejaya), when Pārtha—Dharma-rāja Yudhiṣṭhira—had stood there for only a brief moment, all the gods arrived at that place, led by Śakra (Indra).
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Yudhiṣṭhira’s dharmic steadfastness as something that draws divine recognition: the gods, led by Indra, come to him. Ethically, it suggests that unwavering commitment to dharma is ultimately acknowledged beyond immediate suffering or confusion.
Immediately after Yudhiṣṭhira has remained standing at that place for only a short while, the gods arrive there, with Indra at their head—setting the stage for divine reassurance and Yudhiṣṭhira’s transition toward the heavenly realm.