Shloka 6

मარკण्डेयागमनम् तथा सत्यव्रत-उपदेशः

Arrival of Mārkaṇḍeya and Counsel on Truth-Vows

Devanagari script

पश्य द्वैतवने पार्थ ब्राह्मणानां तपस्विनाम्‌ । होमवेलां कुरुश्रेष्ठ सम्प्रजज्लितपावकाम्‌,“कुरुश्रेष्ठ कुन्तीकुमार! देखो, द्वैतवनमें तपस्वी ब्राह्मणोंकी होमवेलाका कैसा सुन्दर दृश्य है। सब ओर वेदियोंपर अग्नि प्रज्वलित हो रही है

Transliteration

paśya dvaitavane pārtha brāhmaṇānāṁ tapasvinām | homavelāṁ kuruśreṣṭha samprajajlitapāvakām ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi Pārtha, bậc ưu tú của dòng Kuru, hãy nhìn trong rừng Dvaita này: đây là giờ thiêng khi các Bà-la-môn khổ hạnh cử hành lễ dâng lửa (homa). Hãy xem—lửa trên các đàn tế bừng cháy rực rỡ khắp bốn phương.”

Word by Word

पश्यsee; behold

द्वैतवनेin the Dvaitavana (forest)

पार्थO son of Pritha (Arjuna)

ब्राह्मणानाम्of the Brahmins

तपस्विनाम्of the ascetic (austere) ones

होमवेलाम्the time of oblation (homa-time)

कुरुश्रेष्ठO best of the Kurus

सम्प्रजज्लितपावकाम्having fires fully kindled

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Kuruśreṣṭha (address to Arjuna as best of the Kurus)

Dvaita-vana (Dvaita forest)

Brāhmaṇas

Tapasvins (ascetics)

Homa (fire-offering)

Pāvaka/Agni (sacred fire)

Vedi (altar) (implied by context of homa-fires)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharma through the visible presence of Vedic discipline: brāhmaṇas devoted to tapas and homa maintain sacred order, and the blazing fire symbolizes purification, continuity of tradition, and the ethical ideal of regulated life even in the forest.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana directs Arjuna’s attention to the Dvaita forest, pointing out that it is the proper time for brāhmaṇa ascetics to perform homa; the scene is marked by many altar-fires burning brightly, creating a striking sacred atmosphere.