Shloka 2
Parāśara’s Counsel on बुद्धि (Discernment), Karma-Consequences, and Avoidance of Pāpānubandha Actions
दुर्विज्ञेयं पद तात विष्णोरमिततेजस: । कथं वा राजशार्दूल पदं तु ज्ञातवानसौ
durvijñeyaṁ padaṁ tāta viṣṇor amitatejasaḥ | kathaṁ vā rājaśārdūla padaṁ tu jñātavān asau, tāta ||
ຢຸທິສຖິຣະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ທ່ານປູ່, ພະສະຖານອັນສູງສຸດຂອງພຣະວິສະນຸ ຜູ້ມີລັດສະຫມີອັນຫາຂອບເຂດບໍ່ໄດ້ ແມ່ນຍາກຢິ່ງທີ່ຈະຮູ້ແຈ້ງ. ແລ້ວເປັນໄປໄດ້ແນວໃດ, ໂອ ສິງໂຕໃນບັນດາກະສັດ, ທີ່ ວຶດຣາສຸຣະ ຜູ້ນັ້ນ ຈະໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກພະບົດສູງສຸດນັ້ນ? ນີ້ຊ່າງນ່າອັດສະຈັນແທ້.»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that realization of Viṣṇu’s supreme abode is not easily attained by mere intellect or status; it invites reflection on how profound devotion, surrender, or divine grace can grant even an unlikely being access to the highest spiritual knowledge.
Yudhiṣṭhira, hearing about Vṛtrāsura’s spiritual attainment, expresses amazement and asks how Vṛtrāsura could have known the difficult-to-realize supreme state of Viṣṇu, setting up an explanation about the means to such realization.