Shloka 4
Adhyāya 6: Kaṅka (Yudhiṣṭhira) Seeks Refuge in Virāṭa’s Assembly
वासुदेवस्य भगिनीं दिव्यमाल्यविभूषिताम् । दिव्याम्बरधरां देवीं खड़्गखेटकधारिणीम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | vāsudevasya bhaginīṃ divya-mālya-vibhūṣitām | divyāmbara-dharāṃ devīṃ khaḍga-kheṭaka-dhāriṇīm |
ข้าพเจ้ารำลึกถึงพระเทวีผู้เป็นน้องสาวของวาสุเทวะ ผู้ประดับด้วยพวงมาลัยทิพย์ ทรงฉลองพระองค์ทิพย์ และทรงถือพระขรรค์กับโล่
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models devotional recollection of a protective divine power: remembering the goddess—radiant, adorned, and armed—signals reliance on dharmic protection and auspiciousness before or amid difficult circumstances.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana introduces a reverential description/invocation: he speaks of Vāsudeva’s sister as a goddess, ornamented with celestial garlands and garments, holding sword and shield—presenting her as a divine, protective presence.