Shloka 17
गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः
Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings
तथा तु तिष्ठतां तेषां नारदो भगवानृषि:
tathā tu tiṣṭhatāṃ teṣāṃ nārado bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
ໃນຂະນະທີ່ພວກເຂົາຍັງຢືນຢູ່ຢ່າງນັ້ນ, ພຣະຣຶສີນາຣະດະ (Nārada) ຜູ້ນ່າເຄົາລົບ ກໍມາຮອດ—ເປັນຜູ້ພະຍາກອນອັນມີອຳນາດ ທີ່ການປາກົດຕົວຂອງລາວມັກເປັນນິມິດແຫ່ງຄຳແນະນຳ, ການຊີ້ແຈງທາງທຳມະ, ຫຼືການຫັນເຫດການດ້ວຍປັນຍາອັນສູງ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the traditional epic motif that decisive moments are often accompanied by the arrival of a realized sage: ethical direction and higher perspective enter the scene when human actors are poised in uncertainty or transition.
While the group in the story remains standing in place, the divine sage Nārada comes onto the scene, marking a shift toward instruction, revelation, or a consequential message.