Shloka 3
Nahūṣa as Ajagara: Virtue Hierarchy, Karmic Gati, and the Psychology of Mind–Intellect
तत्पश्चात् कुबेरके प्रिय भूधर कैलाशको, जो श्वेत बादलोंके समान प्रकाशित हो रहा था, देखकर भरतकुलभूषण पाण्बुपुत्रोंकोी पुनः महान् हर्ष प्राप्त हुआ ।। समुच्छूयान् पर्वतसंनिरोधान् गोष्ठान् हरीणां गिरिसेतुमाला: बहून् प्रपातांश्व॒ समीक्ष्य वीरा: स्थलानि निम्नानि च तत्र तत्र,नरश्रेष्ठ पाण्डव अपने हाथोंमें खड्ग और धनुष लिये हुए थे। वे ऊँचाई, पर्वतोंके सकरे स्थान, सिंहोंकी मादें, पर्वतीय नदियोंको पार करनेके लिये बने हुए पुल, बहुत-से झरने और नीची भूमियोंको जहाँ-तहाँ देखते हुए तथा मृग, पक्षी एवं हाथियोंसे सेवित दूसरे-दूसरे विशाल वनोंका अवलोकन करते हुए विश्वासपूर्वक आगे बढ़ने लगे
tataḥ paścāt kubera-priyaṃ bhūdharaṃ kailāsaṃ yaḥ śveta-bādalaiḥ samānaḥ prakāśamānaḥ dṛṣṭvā bharata-kula-bhūṣaṇān pāṇḍu-putrān punaḥ mahān harṣaḥ prāptaḥ || samucchritān parvata-saṃnirodhān goṣṭhān harīṇāṃ giri-setu-mālāḥ bahūn prapātāṃś ca samīkṣya vīrāḥ sthālāni nimnāni ca tatra tatra || narāśreṣṭhāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ kara-śastreṣu khaḍga-dhanur-dharāḥ viśvāsena agre jagmuḥ, mṛga-pakṣi-gaja-sevitāni anyonya-vipulāni vanāni ca vilokayan |
Then, after that, on seeing Mount Kailāsa—beloved of Kubera—shining like white clouds, the Pāṇḍu princes, ornaments of the Bharata line, were filled once more with great joy. Armed with sword and bow, those foremost of men advanced with steady confidence, observing here and there the lofty heights, narrow mountain passes, herds of deer, chains of mountain-bridges for crossing the streams, many waterfalls, and low-lying tracts; and they surveyed one vast forest after another, frequented by beasts, birds, and elephants. The passage frames their journey as disciplined, vigilant movement through a formidable landscape—courage guided by alertness rather than recklessness.
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