Shloka 34
Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)
उपर्युपरि शैलस्य गुहा: परमदुर्गमा: । सुदुर्गमांस्ते सुबहूनू सुखेनैवाभिचक्रमु:
uparyupari śailasya guhāḥ paramadurgamāḥ | sudurgamāṃs te subahūnū sukhenāivābhicakramuḥ ||
บนไหล่เขาสูง ๆ มีกลุ่มถ้ำที่เข้าถึงได้ยากยิ่ง แต่พวกเขากลับผ่านทางคับขันมากมายนั้นได้โดยง่าย และก้าวต่อไปอย่างไม่หวั่นไหว
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness: even when the path is inherently difficult (durgama), disciplined effort and unity of purpose can make arduous obstacles feel surmountable.
The narrator describes travelers moving across a mountain region where caves lie high above and are hard to reach; despite the danger and difficulty, they pass through many such places with apparent ease.