Mahabharata 1.183.20 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 183, Shloka 20
गूढपाण्डवदर्शनम् — The Hidden Pāṇḍavas and Kṛṣṇa’s Visit
युधिछिर उवाच परम॑ भो गमिष्यामो द्रष्ठं चैव महोत्सवम् । भवद्धि: सहिता: सर्वे कन्यायास्तं स्वयंवरम्
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: paraṁ bho gamiṣyāmo draṣṭuṁ caiva mahotsavam | bhavadbhiḥ sahitāḥ sarve kanyāyās taṁ svayaṁvaram ||
யுதிஷ்டிரன் கூறினான்—“ஓ பிராமணரே! நாமும் அந்த மாபெரும் விழாவை—த்ருபதகன்னியின் சிறந்த சுயம்வரத்தை—காணச் செல்வோம். நாங்கள் அனைவரும் உங்களுடன் வருவோம்.”
युधिछिर उवाच
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The verse highlights dharmic conduct through respectful speech and collective decision-making: Yudhiṣṭhira commits to attend a public rite (svayaṃvara) with proper companionship and decorum, emphasizing courtesy, social propriety, and measured intent.
Yudhiṣṭhira tells the addressed brāhmaṇa that he and all his companions will go along to see the grand festival—the princess’s svayaṃvara—signaling the group’s movement toward the event central to the unfolding alliance and destiny of the protagonists.
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