युधिष्ठिर उवाच । आश्चर्यं परमं ब्रह्मञ्जातं मे ब्रह्मसत्तम । कथं ब्रह्मोपपन्नस्य तपश्छेदो बभूव ह
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | āścaryaṃ paramaṃ brahmañjātaṃ me brahmasattama | kathaṃ brahmopapannasya tapaśchedo babhūva ha
Yudhiṣṭhira thưa: “Bạch Bà-la-môn, trong lòng con dấy lên một điều kỳ diệu tột bậc, bậc tối thượng trong hàng người biết Brahman. Người đã an trụ nơi Brahman, sao lại có sự gián đoạn khổ hạnh?”
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: A Brahman teacher (brahman, brahmasattama)
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, composed yet astonished, addresses a venerable Brahman: palms joined, eyes intent, asking how austerity could be broken in one established in Brahman.
True spiritual establishment is tested by circumstances; inquiry into how lapses occur strengthens discrimination and humility.
The question arises within the Dharmāraṇya narrative framework; the sthāla is Dharmāraṇya, presented as a place where Dharma’s subtleties are revealed.
Austerity (tapas) is referenced conceptually, but no specific vow or rite is prescribed in this verse.