Shloka 13
Āśramāgamanam — The Pāṇḍavas Arrive at Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Hermitage
एते चान्ये च बहवो बहुत्वाद् ये न कीर्तिता: । सर्वे भासुरदेहास्ते समुत्तस्थुर्जलात्तत:
ete cānye ca bahavo bahutvād ye na kīrtitāḥ | sarve bhāsuradehās te samuttasthur jalāt tataḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Mereka ini dan ramai lagi yang lain—kerana terlalu banyak, tidak disebutkan namanya—semuanya bertubuh bercahaya, lalu bangkit muncul dari air itu.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights collective remembrance and moral closure: countless lives were lost in the war, and even when individuals are not named, they remain part of the ethical and karmic totality. Their radiant reappearance suggests a movement beyond mere historical casualty lists toward a dharmic reckoning and reconciliation with the consequences of violence.
Vaiśampāyana reports that, besides those already listed, many more warriors—too numerous to name—also manifested. All of them rose from the water with shining bodies, indicating a supernatural or otherworldly emergence connected to the post-war events of Āśramavāsika.