Shloka 21
सांख्ययोगभेदः तथा योगबलोपदेशः
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Distinction and Instruction on Yogic Strength
महादेवजीके पेटमें घुसकर प्रभावशाली महामना भृगुनन्दन उशना उसके भीतर सब ओर विचरने लगे ।।
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | kimarthaṃ vyacarad rājann uśanā tasya dhīmataḥ | jaṭhare devadevasya kiṃ cākārṣīn mahādyutiḥ ||
Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “O Hari, sa anong layunin naglibot sa loob ng tiyan ng marunong na Panginoon ng mga Panginoon (Mahādeva) ang maningning na si Uśanā (Śukra)? At ano nga ba ang ginawa roon ng dakilang nagliliwanag na iyon?”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dhārmic inquiry: even revered figures and wondrous events should be approached through respectful questioning to understand purpose (artha) and action (karma), especially when divine power and sage-like brilliance intersect.
Yudhiṣṭhira asks the kingly narrator (commonly Bhīṣma in Śānti Parva) why the radiant sage Uśanā/Śukra entered and wandered within Mahādeva’s belly and what he accomplished there, setting up an explanation of a miraculous episode involving Śiva and the sage.