Shloka 5
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
तत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयश्न तपोधना: । सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वा: किंनराश्न महोरगा:
tatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaś ca tapodhanāḥ | siddhacāraṇagandharvāḥ kiṁnarāś ca mahoragāḥ ||
அங்கே பிரம்மா முதலிய தேவர்கள், தவச்செல்வம் கொண்ட ரிஷிகள் இருந்தனர்; சித்தர்கள், சாரணர்கள், கந்தர்வர்கள், கின்னரர்கள், வலிமைமிகு நாகங்களும் கூடக் கூடியிருந்தனர்.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the sanctity of a dharmic occasion by showing that beings across the cosmic hierarchy—gods, sages, perfected beings, and nāgas—assemble as witnesses. Such gathering implies that acts performed there are to be aligned with dharma and reverence, under the moral gaze of the universe.
The speaker describes a scene where a great congregation has formed: Brahmā and other gods, sages devoted to austerity, and various celestial classes (Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas, Kiṁnaras) along with mighty serpents. The description sets the stage for an event of exceptional religious and narrative importance.