Shloka 1736
Tīrtha-yātrā: Prayāga-saṅgama and Gayaśiras—Rājarṣi Gaya’s Mahāyajña
द्रौपद्या चानवद्याड़्या गमनाय मनो दधे । तदनन्तर मन-इन्द्रियोंको वशमें रखनेवाले पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ युधिष्ठिरने भाइयों तथा सुन्दर अंगोंवाली द्रौपदीके साथ यात्रा करनेका मन-ही-मन निश्चय किया
vaiśampāyana uvāca | draupadyā cānavadyayā gamanāya mano dadhe | tadanantaraṁ mana-indriyāṇi vaśe kṛtvā pāṇḍavaśreṣṭho yudhiṣṭhiro bhrātṛbhiḥ saha sundarāṅgīṁ draupadīṁ ca samādāya yātrāṁ kartuṁ manasā niścayaṁ cakāra |
Vaiśampāyana said: Blameless Draupadī set her mind on departure. Thereafter Yudhiṣṭhira—the foremost of the Pāṇḍavas, one who kept his mind and senses under control—resolved inwardly to begin the journey together with his brothers and with Draupadī of graceful limbs.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights dharmic leadership through inner discipline: Yudhiṣṭhira’s ability to restrain mind and senses precedes action, showing that ethical resolve and self-mastery are foundations for right conduct, especially in hardship.
Draupadī prepares mentally to depart, and Yudhiṣṭhira, together with his brothers, decides to set out on a journey with her—an episode situated within the forest-exile movement of the Vana Parva.