Shloka 16
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
युधिछिर उवाच उद्यता यज्ञभागा हि साक्षात् प्राप्ता: सुरैरिह । किमर्थमिह न प्राप्तो दर्शनं स हरिरविंभु:
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: udyatā yajñabhāgā hi sākṣāt prāptāḥ surair iha | kimartham iha na prāpto darśanaṃ sa Harir Avimbhuḥ ||
由提希提罗说道：“在此，诸天亲自显现，领受了各自分配的祭祀之份。那么，为何那位哈利——毗湿奴，自有自在的主宰——却不在此祭中赐予直接的显现？”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a theological-ethical inquiry: ritual correctness and even divine participation by many gods do not automatically guarantee the supreme Lord’s visible presence. It invites reflection on the conditions for true divine ‘darśana’—such as inner purity, intention, and the Lord’s independent will—beyond mere external performance.
In the Śānti Parva dialogue, Yudhiṣṭhira questions Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha) about a sacrificial event: the gods came in person and took their offerings, yet Vishnu/Hari did not grant a direct appearance. Yudhiṣṭhira asks the reason for this difference.