Shloka 22
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Procession, Encampment (Niveśa), and Auspicious Timing for Ritual Action
ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य शिरोभि: प्रणिपत्य च | ब्राह्मणानग्निसहितान् प्रययु: पाण्डुनन्दना:,तत्पश्चात् पाण्डवोंने अग्निसहित ब्राह्मणोंकी परिक्रमा करके उनके चरणोंमें मस्तक झुकाकर वहाँसे प्रस्थान किया
tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya śirobhiḥ praṇipatya ca | brāhmaṇān agnisahitān prayayuḥ pāṇḍunandanāḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Pagkaraan nito, ang mga anak ni Pāṇḍu, matapos mag-pradakṣiṇa—pag-ikot na may paggalang—sa mga Brāhmaṇa na kasama ang banal na apoy, at matapos yumukod na ang ulo’y nakapatong sa kanilang mga paa, ay umalis mula roon.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct: one should honour spiritual guides and sacred rites through respectful gestures—circumambulation and prostration—before undertaking the next action. Reverence and humility are presented as ethical foundations of righteous life.
After completing the relevant ritual context, the Pāṇḍavas show formal respect to the Brāhmaṇas who are with the sacred fire by circumambulating them and bowing at their feet, and then they depart from that place.