Shloka 35
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
प्रत्यक्षदर्शनं यज्ञे गतिं चानुत्तमां शुभाम्
pratyakṣadarśanaṃ yajñe gatiṃ cānuttamāṃ śubhām
बृहदश्व म्हणाले—“यज्ञात प्रत्यक्ष दर्शन होते आणि त्यातून परम उत्तम, शुभ अशी गतीही प्राप्त होते.”
बृहदश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights yajña as a dharmic act whose fruits are twofold: some are immediately evident (pratyakṣa—seen in the present through tangible outcomes and social-religious order), and some culminate in an unsurpassed, auspicious destiny (anuttamā śubhā gati) as a longer-term moral and spiritual result.
Bṛhadaśva, speaking within the Vana Parva context, underscores the value of sacrificial duty by emphasizing that ritual action is not merely theoretical: it yields visible benefits and also promises an excellent auspicious end-state, reinforcing confidence in dharma and its results.