Shloka 6
अक्षद्यूतप्रवेशः — Kali’s Entry and the Initiation of the Dice-Contest
येषामहं लोककृतामीश्व॒राणां महात्मनाम् | न पादरजसा तुल्यो मनस्ते तेषु वर्तताम्,“जिन लोकस्रष्टा महामना ईश्वरोंके चरणोंकी धूलके समान भी मैं नहीं हूँ, उन्हींकी ओर तुम्हें मन लगाना चाहिये
yeṣām ahaṃ lokakṛtām īśvarāṇāṃ mahātmanām | na pādarajasā tulyo manas te teṣu vartatām ||
Sinabi ni Bṛhadaśva: “Sa harap ng mga dakilang Panginoon, mga lumikha at tagapagtaguyod ng mga daigdig, hindi man lamang ako kapantay ng alikabok sa kanilang mga paa. Kaya’t doon mo ituon ang iyong puso.”
बृहदश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches humility and right orientation of the mind: recognizing one’s smallness before the great world-ordering Lords, one should direct attention and devotion toward them rather than toward ego or self-importance.
Bṛhadaśva speaks in a didactic tone, presenting himself as insignificant compared to exalted, world-sustaining powers, and advises the listener to fix the mind upon those higher beings—framing the moment as moral-spiritual counsel within the Vana Parva discourse.