Shloka 34
ब्रह्म भूतैर्महा भागैरुपेत॑ ब्रह्म॒वादिभि: । सो<भ्यगच्छन्महातेजास्तानृषीन् प्रयत: शुचि:,वह शोभासम्पन्न आश्रम अवर्णनीय था। देवोचित कार्योंका अनुष्ठान उसकी शोभा बढ़ाता था। उस आश्रममें फल-मूल खाकर रहनेवाले, कृष्णमृगचर्मधारी, जितेन्द्रिय, अग्नि तथा सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी और तपःपूत अन्तःकरणवाले महर्षि, मोक्षपरायण, इन्द्रिय- संयमी संन््यासी तथा महान् सौभाग्यशाली ब्रह्मवादी ब्रह्मभूत महात्मा निवास करते थे। महातेजस्वी, बुद्धिमान धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिर पवित्र और एकाग्रचित्त होकर भाइयोंके साथ उन आश्रमवासी महर्षियोंके पास गये। युधिष्ठिरको आश्रममें आया देख वे दिव्यज्ञानसम्पन्न सब महर्षि अत्यन्त प्रसन्न होकर उनसे मिले और उन्हें अनेक प्रकारके आशीर्वाद देने लगे। सदा वेदोंके स्वाध्यायमें तत्पर रहनेवाले उन अग्नितुल्य तेजस्वी महात्माओंने प्रसन्न होकर युधिष्ठिरका विधिपूर्वक सत्कार किया और उनके लिये पवित्र फल-मूल, पुष्प और जल आदि सामग्री प्रस्तुत की
brahma bhūtair mahābhāgair upetaṁ brahmavādibhiḥ | so 'bhyagacchan mahātejās tān ṛṣīn prayataḥ śuciḥ ||
Surrounded by highly blessed sages—those who had become established in Brahman and who taught the doctrine of Brahman—he, radiant with great spiritual power, approached those seers in a state of disciplined restraint and purity. The passage situates the scene in an ascetic hermitage where self-controlled renouncers live on fruits and roots, shine with the brilliance of fire and the sun, and are devoted to liberation; when Yudhiṣṭhira arrives with his brothers, the sages joyfully receive him, offer blessings, and honor him with the proper rites and simple, pure offerings. Ethically, the episode highlights humility before spiritual authority, the sanctity of disciplined living, and the ideal of kingship that seeks guidance from those devoted to truth and mokṣa.
घटोत्कच उवाच
Educational Q&A
True authority is grounded in inner purity and self-restraint: the realized sages (brahma-bhūta, brahma-vādin) embody disciplined living and liberation-oriented values, and the ideal ruler approaches them humbly for guidance, honoring dharma through reverence and proper conduct.
A radiant figure approaches a community of Brahman-realized sages in a pure and disciplined state; in the broader scene, Yudhiṣṭhira arrives at the hermitage with his brothers, and the sages welcome him warmly, bless him, and offer simple, sanctified hospitality (fruits, flowers, water) according to ritual propriety.