Shloka 160
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
दर्शन बृहदश्वस्य महर्षेर्भावितात्मन: । युधिष्ठिरस्य चार्तस्य व्यसन परिदेवनम्,इसके बाद धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरको शुद्धहृदय महर्षि बृहदश्वका दर्शन हुआ। युधिष्छिरने आर्त होकर उन्हें अपनी दुःखगाथा सुनायी और विलाप किया
darśanaṁ bṛhadaśvasya maharṣer bhāvitātmanaḥ | yudhiṣṭhirasya cārtasya vyasana-paridevanam ||
Pagkaraan nito, si Yudhiṣṭhira, ang Hari ng Dharma, na dinadaganan ng kapahamakan, ay nagkaroon ng pagharap sa dakilang rishi na si Bṛhadaśva, isang pantas na may dalisay at disiplinadong diwa. Sa kanyang dalamhati, isinalaysay niya ang mga sinapit at nanaghoy sa harap nito.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
In times of vyasana (calamity), one should turn toward the wise and disciplined (bhāvitātmā) for guidance rather than be consumed by despair; lament may be natural, but it becomes meaningful when it leads to dharmic counsel and inner steadiness.
Yudhiṣṭhira, overwhelmed by misfortune, meets the sage Bṛhadaśva and, in a state of grief, narrates his troubles and laments—setting the stage for the sage’s response and instruction.