Shloka 21
सांख्ययोगभेदः तथा योगबलोपदेशः
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Distinction and Instruction on Yogic Strength
महादेवजीके पेटमें घुसकर प्रभावशाली महामना भृगुनन्दन उशना उसके भीतर सब ओर विचरने लगे ।।
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | kimarthaṃ vyacarad rājann uśanā tasya dhīmataḥ | jaṭhare devadevasya kiṃ cākārṣīn mahādyutiḥ ||
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ರಾಜನೇ! ಮಹಾತೇಜಸ್ವಿಯಾದ, ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತ ಉಶನಾ (ಶುಕ್ರ) ದೇವಾಧಿದೇವ ಮಹಾದೇವನ ಉದರದೊಳಗೆ ಯಾವ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಸಂಚರಿಸಿದನು? ಅಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಅವನು ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ಏನು ಮಾಡಿದನು?
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dhārmic inquiry: even revered figures and wondrous events should be approached through respectful questioning to understand purpose (artha) and action (karma), especially when divine power and sage-like brilliance intersect.
Yudhiṣṭhira asks the kingly narrator (commonly Bhīṣma in Śānti Parva) why the radiant sage Uśanā/Śukra entered and wandered within Mahādeva’s belly and what he accomplished there, setting up an explanation of a miraculous episode involving Śiva and the sage.