Shloka 11
Kāmyake Pāṇḍavānāṃ Bhojana-vyavasthā
Provisioning and Welfare in the Kāmyaka Forest
विख्यातौ त्रिषु लोकेषु नरनारायणावृषी । कार्यार्थमवतीर्णो तौ पृथ्वीं पुण्यप्रतिश्रयाम्,'तीनों लोकोंमें विख्यात नर-नारायण ऋषि ही देवताओंका कार्य सिद्ध करनेके लिये पुण्यके आधाररूप भूतलपर अवतीर्ण हुए हैं
vikhyātau triṣu lokeṣu nara-nārāyaṇāv ṛṣī | kāryārtham avatīrṇau tau pṛthvīṁ puṇya-pratiśrayām ||
वैशंपायन म्हणाले— तिन्ही लोकांत विख्यात असे नर-नारायण ऋषी देवकार्य सिद्ध करण्यासाठी पुण्याचा आश्रय असलेल्या या पृथ्वीवर अवतरले आहेत.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames earthly life and sacred history as guided by dharma: exalted beings may take birth on earth to restore or support cosmic order, and the earth is portrayed as a field where merit (puṇya) can be established and protected through right action.
Vaiśampāyana identifies Nara and Nārāyaṇa—celebrated across the three worlds—as having descended to earth specifically to fulfill a divine objective, indicating that their presence is purposeful and tied to the gods’ larger plan.