Mahabharata — Vana Parva, Shloka 3
वसूनां वा भवानेको रुद्राणामथवा भवान् | अथवा मरुतां श्रेष्ठो वज्नी वा त्रिदशेश्वर:
vasūnāṃ vā bhavān eko rudrāṇām athavā bhavān | athavā marutāṃ śreṣṭho vajrī vā tridaśeśvaraḥ ||
کیا آپ وسوؤں میں سے کوئی ایک ہیں، یا رُدروں میں سے؟ یا مرُتوں میں سب سے برتر؟ یا آپ خود وجر دھاری، تری دَش دیوتاؤں کے اِیشور اندر ہیں؟
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic humility: when confronted with extraordinary presence, one should respond with respect and discernment, seeking the true identity so that one’s speech and actions remain appropriate and righteous.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses an awe-inspiring figure and, struck by the person’s majesty, wonders whether he is a divine being—one of the Vasus, Rudras, or Maruts—or even Indra himself, the thunderbolt-wielding king of the gods.