Shloka 30
एतदेवंविध॑ चित्रमिह तात युधिष्िर । प्रेक्षन्ते सर्वभूतानि बहुश: पर्वसंधिषु
etad evaṃvidhaṃ citram iha tāta yudhiṣṭhira | prekṣante sarvabhūtāni bahuśaḥ parvasaṃdhiṣu ||
“So it is, dear Yudhiṣṭhira: in this world such wondrous and striking turns are seen again and again. At the junctions of life’s ‘mountain-passes’—the great transitions and crises—all beings look on, as if witnessing a spectacle, when fate and effort meet and outcomes suddenly change.”
आर्शिषिण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how worldly events can be astonishing and unpredictable, especially at major turning points; it invites Yudhiṣṭhira to recognize impermanence and to hold steady to dharma when outcomes shift dramatically.
An ascetic speaker addresses Yudhiṣṭhira affectionately, commenting that such remarkable reversals are repeatedly witnessed by all beings at critical junctures—suggesting the story has reached or is reflecting upon a decisive transition.