Shloka 28
Adhyāya 3: Indra’s Invitation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Refusal to Abandon the Dog
Svargārohaṇa Test
लोकानावृत्य यशसा तेजसा वृत्तसम्पदा । स्वशरीरेण सम्प्राप्तं नान््यं शुश्रुम पाण्डवात्
lokān āvṛtya yaśasā tejasā vṛttasampadā | svaśarīreṇa samprāptaṃ nānyaṃ śuśruma pāṇḍavāt ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಯಶಸ್ಸು, ತೇಜಸ್ಸು ಮತ್ತು ಸದ್ವೃತ್ತಸಂಪತ್ತಿನಿಂದ ಲೋಕಗಳನ್ನು ಆವರಿಸಿ ಪಾಂಡವನು ತನ್ನದೇ ದೇಹದೊಡನೆ ನಿಯತ ಅಂತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದನು; ಅವನಿಗೆ ಇದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಬೇರೆ ಫಲವನ್ನು ನಾವು ಕೇಳಿಲ್ಲ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True greatness is measured not merely by power or victory but by character (vṛtta) and the radiance of dharmic life; such virtue becomes a fame that ‘covers the worlds’ and culminates in a fitting, destined end.
The narrator summarizes the Pāṇḍava’s culmination: renowned across the worlds for fame, splendor, and exemplary conduct, he reaches his final state; the tradition reports no alternative outcome for him.