Shloka 3
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 2 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry for His Kin and the Vision of a Punitive Realm
क्व ते महारथा: सर्वे शार्ट्लसमविक्रमा: । तैरप्ययं जितो लोक: कच्चित् पुरुषसत्तमै:
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kva te mahārathāḥ sarve śārḍūlasamavikramāḥ |
tair apy ayaṃ jito lokaḥ kaccit puruṣasattamaiḥ ||
یُدھِشٹھِر نے کہا—وہ سب مہارَتھ کہاں ہیں جن کا پرَاکرم ببر شیر کی مانند تھا؟ جنہوں نے جنگ کی آگ میں اپنے جسموں کی آہوتی دی، کیا اُن مردانِ برتر نے بھی اس جنتی عالم کو فتح کر لیا ہے؟
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames heaven as something ‘won’ through merit and heroic sacrifice, while also highlighting Yudhiṣṭhira’s ethical concern: true honor is not merely victory in war, but the rightful fruition of deeds (karma-phala) for those who gave their lives.
Having reached the threshold of heaven in the Svargārohaṇa episode, Yudhiṣṭhira anxiously asks where the great warriors are—those who died in the battle—and whether they too have attained this heavenly realm.