Shloka 47
धर्मद्वारबहुत्वविमर्शः — Reflection on the Many ‘Doors’ of Dharma (Śānti-parva 342)
ततः स ब्रह्मणः पुत्र आद्यो हषिवरस्त्रित: । उत्ततारोदपानाद् वै पृश्चिगर्भानुकीर्तनात्,जब त्रितमुनि अपने भाइयोंद्वारा कुएँमें गिरा दिये गये, उस समय ऋषियोंने मुझसे इस प्रकार प्रार्थना की--'पृश्चिगर्भ! आप एकत और द्वितके गिराये हुए त्रितको डूबनेसे बचाइये।” उस समय मेरे पृश्चिगर्भ नामका बारंबार कीर्तन करनेसे ब्रह्माजीके आदि पुत्र ऋषिप्रवर त्रित उस कुएँसे बाहर हो गये
tataḥ sa brahmaṇaḥ putra ādyarṣivaras tritaḥ | uttatāra udapānād vai pṛśnigarbha-anukīrtanāt ||
ततः स ब्रह्मणः पुत्र आद्यो हषिवरस्त्रितः । उत्ततारोदपानाद् वै पृश्चिगर्भानुकीर्तनात् ॥
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights that adharma such as envy and betrayal—even among brothers—leads to harm, while steadfast invocation of the divine (here, the repeated remembrance of “Pṛśnigarbha”) becomes a means of protection and deliverance for the righteous.
The sage Trita is thrown into a well by his brothers Ekata and Dvita. The seers appeal to the divine addressed as Pṛśnigarbha to save him. Through the repeated chanting of that name, Trita emerges safely from the well.