Shloka 123
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
सदा संनिहितो यत्र विष्णुर्वसति भारत । यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयश्च॒ तपोधना:
sadā saṁnihito yatra viṣṇur vasati bhārata | yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaś ca tapodhanāḥ ||
バーラタよ、ヴィシュヌが住まい給うところ—常に臨在するその地—には、ブラフマーをはじめ諸神も、苦行を財とする聖仙たちもまた宿る。この偈は、神の臨在が場所を聖別し、あらゆる高き力と清浄なる見者を引き寄せ、敬虔と正しい行いの自然な中心となることを示す。
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The presence of Viṣṇu is portrayed as the defining mark of a truly sacred place: where the Lord abides, the highest gods and accomplished sages naturally congregate. Ethically, it implies that proximity to the divine (through devotion, purity, and right practice) elevates one’s environment and conduct.
A speaker addresses “Bhārata” and describes the sanctity of a location by stating that Viṣṇu is ever-present there, and that Brahmā, other deities, and tapas-rich sages also reside there—framing the place as spiritually authoritative and worthy of reverence.