Shloka 19
दक्षिणदिशि तीर्थवर्णनम्
Southern Tīrthas: Godāvarī to Dvāravatī
यत्र कंचिद् वयं कालं वसनन््तः सत्यविक्रमम् । प्रतीक्षामोर<्ड्जुनं वीरं वृष्टिकामा इवाम्बुदम्,“यहाँ हमलोग कुछ काल रहकर सत्यपराक्रमी वीर अर्जुनके आगमनकी उसी प्रकार प्रतीक्षा करें, जैसे वृष्टिकी इच्छा रखनेवाले किसान बादलोंकी राह देखते हैं
yatra kañcid vayaṁ kālaṁ vasanantaḥ satyavikramam | pratīkṣāmaḥ arjunaṁ vīraṁ vṛṣṭikāmā ivāmbudam ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Fiquemos aqui por algum tempo e aguardemos o herói Arjuna, de verdadeiro valor—como os que anseiam pela chuva vigiam as nuvens.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined patience and hopeful endurance: in hardship one should wait steadily for rightful support and timely aid, as farmers depend on clouds for rain.
The speaker proposes that they remain in a place for a while and await the arrival of the hero Arjuna, using the simile of rain-seekers watching for clouds.