Shloka 12
अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्
Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure
भगवान् जनार्दनने सबसे पहले प्रातः:काल ऋषियोंके मुखसे मंगलपाठ सुननेवाले देवराज इन्द्रकी भाँति विश्वस्त ब्राह्मणोंके मुखसे परम मधुर मंगलकारक पुण्याहवाचन सुनते हुए स्नान किया। फिर उन्होंने पवित्र तथा वस्त्राभूषणोंसे अलंकृत हो स्वन्ध्यावन्दन
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | bhagavān janārdanaḥ prātaḥkāle viśvastabrāhmaṇānāṃ mukhebhyaḥ paramamadhuraṃ maṅgalakārakaṃ puṇyāhavācanaṃ śṛṇvan snānaṃ cakāra | tataḥ pavitraḥ vastrābhūṣaṇair alaṅkṛtaḥ svasaṃdhyāvandanaṃ sūryopasthānam agnihotrādīni ca pūrvāhṇikṛtyāni samāpya | vṛṣabhapṛṣṭhaṃ spṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇān namaskṛtya agniṃ parikramya purataḥ prastutānāṃ kalyāṇakārakavastūnāṃ darśanaṃ cakāra | tadanantaraṃ pāṇḍunandana-yudhiṣṭhirasya vacanāni vicārya janārdanaḥ svopaviṣṭaṃ śiniputraṃ sātyakiṃ praty uvāca— | rathāropyatāṃ śaṅkhaś cakraṃ ca gadayā saha | upāsaṅgāś ca śaktyaś ca sarvapraharaṇāni ca ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。夜明けの頃、ジャナールダナは——まず仙人たちの口から吉祥の誦句を聴く天帝インドラのごとく——信頼すべきブラーフマナたちの口から、甘美にして吉祥、しかも浄化をもたらすプニヤーハ（puṇyāha）の祝詞を聴きながら沐浴した。ついで清浄となり、清らかな衣と装身具で身を整え、サンドヒヤーの礼拝、太陽への奉敬、アグニホートラ（agnihotra）など午前の諸儀礼を成し遂げた。その後、吉兆として雄牛の背に触れ、ブラーフマナに礼をし、聖火を右繞して、前に供えられた吉祥の品々を拝した。かくてパーンドゥの子ユディシュティラの言葉を思案し、ジャナールダナは傍らに座すシニの子サーティヤキにこう告げた。「戦車に法螺貝、円盤、棍棒を載せよ。さらに矢筒、槍（śakti）、そしてあらゆる武器をことごとく備えよ。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even at the threshold of political crisis and impending war, right action begins with inner discipline: auspicious listening, purification, and completion of prescribed duties. The passage models dharma as a union of ritual order (nitya-karma) and responsible readiness for one’s role (here, strategic preparation).
Kṛṣṇa performs morning rites—hearing puṇyāha blessings, bathing, worshipping at sandhyā, honoring the Sun and fire, and observing auspicious customs. After reflecting on Yudhiṣṭhira’s words, he instructs Sātyaki to load the chariot with the conch, discus, mace, and other weapons, signaling imminent departure and martial preparation.