Shloka 7
Adharma’s Short-Lived Prosperity and the Restorative Path of Tīrtha (लोमश–युधिष्ठिर संवादः)
यातुधाना हि बहवो राक्षसा: पर्वतोपमा: । त्वयाभिगुप्तं कौन्तेयं न विवर्तेयुरन्तिकम्,“बहुत-से पिशाच तथा राक्षस, जो पर्वतोंके समान विशालकाय हैं, आपसे सुरक्षित राजा युधिष्ठिरके पास नहीं आ सकेंगे”
yātudhānā hi bahavo rākṣasāḥ parvatopamāḥ | tvayābhiguptaṃ kaunteyaṃ na vivarteyur antikam ||
Lomaśa said: “Indeed, many yātudhānas and rākṣasas—huge as mountains—are about. Yet if the son of Kuntī (Yudhiṣṭhira) is protected by you, they will not dare to come near him.” The verse underscores the ethical duty of guardianship: true strength is shown in shielding the righteous from harm, so that fear and violence cannot approach where dharma is being upheld.
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of protection: when a righteous leader is properly guarded, forces of chaos and violence lose their power to threaten. Strength is framed as responsible guardianship rather than mere aggression.
Lomaśa warns that many formidable demons roam the forest, but reassures that if the Kaunteya—Yudhiṣṭhira—is under the listener’s protection, those rākṣasas will not come close.