Shloka 16
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Post-Accession Settlements and Approach to Vāsudeva (युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्यस्थापनं वासुदेवाभिगमनं च)
नौपम्यं विद्यते तस्य त्रिषु लोकेषु किंचन । सो5भिगम्य महात्मानं विष्णुं पुरुषविग्रहम्
naupamyaṃ vidyate tasya triṣu lokeṣu kiṃcana | so 'bhigamya mahātmānaṃ viṣṇuṃ puruṣa-vigraham ||
ಮೂರು ಲೋಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಸಮಾನವಾದ ಉಪಮೆ ಯಾವುದೂ ಇಲ್ಲ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅವನು ಪುರುಷರೂಪವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿದ ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ವಿಷ್ಣುವನ್ನು ಸಮೀಪಿಸಿ ಹೋದನು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts Viṣṇu’s incomparable status across the three worlds, implying that ultimate authority for dharma and right understanding rests in the unsurpassed divine; approaching such a being symbolizes seeking the highest standard of truth and guidance.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that someone (implied by context) recognizes that no one equals him in the three worlds and therefore goes to meet the great-souled Viṣṇu, who is present in a human embodiment (puruṣa-vigraha).