Shloka 16
Nahūṣa as Ajagara: Virtue Hierarchy, Karmic Gati, and the Psychology of Mind–Intellect
तस्मिन् गिरौ प्रस्नरवणोपपन्न- हिमोत्तरीयारुणपाण्डुसानौ विशाखयूपं समुपेत्य चक्ु- स्तदा निवासं पुरुषप्रवीरा:,झरनोंसे युक्त हिमराशि उस पर्वतरूपी पुरुषके लिये उत्तरीयका काम करती थी और उसका अरुण एवं श्वेत रंगका शिखर बालसूर्यकी किरणें पड़नेसे सफेद एवं लाल पगड़ीके समान शोभा पाता था। उसके ऊपर विशाखयूप नामक वनमें पहुँचकर नरवीर पाण्डवोंने उस समय निवास किया
tasmin girau prasnaravaṇopapanna-himottarīyāruṇapāṇḍusānau | viśākhayūpaṃ samupetya cakruḥ tadā nivāsaṃ puruṣapravīrāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: On that mountain—where the sound of cascading streams was ever present, and where the snowy covering lay like an upper garment upon its slopes, whose summit shone in reddish and pale-white hues—those foremost of men, the Pāṇḍavas, reached the forest called Viśākhayūpa and made their dwelling there at that time. The scene underscores their disciplined endurance in exile, choosing a place of natural austerity and quiet rather than comfort or retaliation.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic endurance: the Pāṇḍavas accept hardship during exile with restraint and steadiness, choosing a disciplined life amid austere natural surroundings rather than being driven by anger or impatience.
Vaiśampāyana describes a mountain alive with the sound of streams and covered with snow like a mantle; the Pāṇḍavas arrive at the forest called Viśākhayūpa and establish their residence there.