Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 13
Svargārohaṇa-parva, Adhyāya 4 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Vision of the Celestial Assembly
Recognition and Explanation
'युधिष्ठिर! ये जो लोककमनीय विग्रहसे युक्त पवित्र गन्धवाली देवी दिखायी दे रही हैं, साक्षात् भगवती लक्ष्मी हैं। ये ही तुम्हारे लिये मनुष्यलोकमें जाकर अयोनिसम्भूता द्रौपदीके रूपमें अवतीर्ण हुई थीं ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
yudhiṣṭhira! ye yā lokakamanīya-vigrahāḥ sa-yuktāḥ pavitra-gandha-vālinī devī dṛśyate, sā sākṣād bhagavatī lakṣmīḥ | eṣā hi tubhyaṁ manuṣya-loke gatvā ayoni-sambhūtā draupadī-rūpeṇa avatīrṇā āsīt ||
raty-arthaṁ bhavatāṁ hy eṣā nirmitā śūla-pāṇinā |
drupadasya kule jātā bhavad-dhiśvopajīvitā ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：“坚战啊，你所见那位女神——形貌为诸世所悦，清净芬芳——正是圣母吉祥天女拉克希米（Bhagavatī Lakṣmī）本身。为你之故，她降临人间，化现为非胎生的黑公主。确然，为作你们的伴侣，她由持三叉戟者湿婆所造；又生于德鲁帕陀一族，成为你们福祉的依凭。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Draupadī’s presence as divinely purposed: prosperity and auspiciousness (Lakṣmī) accompany righteous kings, and human relationships in the epic can be instruments of a larger dharmic design rather than merely personal choice.
During the ascent toward heaven, Yudhiṣṭhira is shown a radiant goddess; Vaiśampāyana identifies her as Lakṣmī and explains that she previously descended to earth as the womb-unborn Draupadī, created by Śiva and born in Drupada’s line for the Pāṇḍavas’ sake.