Shloka 18
गूढपाण्डवदर्शनम् — The Hidden Pāṇḍavas and Kṛṣṇa’s Visit
दर्शनीयांश्व॒ व: सर्वान् देवरूपानवस्थितान् | समीक्ष्य कृष्णा वरयेत् संगत्यैकतमं वरम्,आप सब लोगोंका रूप तो देवताओंके समान है, आप सभी दर्शनीय हैं, आपलोगोंको (वहाँ उपस्थित) देखकर द्रौपदी दैवयोगसे आपमेंसे ही किसी एकको अपना वर चुन सकती है
darśanīyānś ca vaḥ sarvān devarūpān avasthitān | samīkṣya kṛṣṇā varayet saṅgatyaikatamaṃ varam ||
Sinabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Kayong lahat ay karapat-dapat pagmasdan—nakatindig dito na may anyong tulad ng mga diyos. Sa pagkakita sa inyong pagtitipon, si Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), sa bisa ng tadhana, ay maaaring pumili mula sa inyo ng isa bilang asawa.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the interplay of personal choice and daiva (destiny): even in a socially structured act like selecting a husband, outcomes are portrayed as guided by fate, while the speaker frames the situation in terms of propriety and admiration rather than coercion.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses those present, praising their godlike appearance and suggesting that Draupadī, upon seeing them gathered, may—by destiny—choose one among them as her husband.