Shloka 1
मौसलपर्व — अध्याय ८
Arjuna’s evacuation of Dvārakā, Vasudeva’s rites, and the caravan’s crisis
पम्प बछ। आर: अं अष्टमोड ध्याय: अर्जुन और व्यासजीकी बातचीत वैशम्पायन उवाच प्रविशन्नर्जुनो राजन्नाश्रमं सत्यवादिन: । ददर्शासीनमेकान्ते मुनिं सत्यवतीसुतम्,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन्! सत्यवादी व्यासजीके आश्रममें प्रवेश करके अर्जुनने देखा कि सत्यवतीनन्दन मुनिवर व्यास एकान्तमें बैठे हुए हैं
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: praviśann Arjuno rājan āśramaṁ satyavādinaḥ | dadarśāsīnam ekānte muniṁ Satyavatīsutam ||
वैशम्पायन उवाच—राजन्, सत्यवादिनो मुन्याश्रमं प्रविशन्नर्जुनः सत्यवतीसुतं मुनिं व्यासम् एकान्ते आसीनं ददर्श।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds satya (truth) as a defining virtue of spiritual authority: Arjuna approaches a truth-speaking sage in seclusion, implying that ethical clarity and reliable counsel are sought from those established in truth.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna enters the hermitage of Vyāsa and finds him seated privately. This sets up a forthcoming dialogue in which Arjuna is likely to seek guidance amid the grave developments of the Mausala Parva.