Shloka 2
Svargārohaṇa-parva, Adhyāya 4 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Vision of the Celestial Assembly
Recognition and Explanation
वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तदनन्तर देवताओं, ऋषियों और मरुद्गणोंके मुँहसे अपनी प्रशंसा सुनते हुए राजा युधिष्ठिर क्रमश: उस स्थानपर जा पहुँचे जहाँ वे कुरुश्रेष्ठ भीमसेन और अर्जुन आदि विराजमान थे ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | janamejaya! tad-anantaraṃ devatānāṃ ṛṣīṇāṃ ca marudgaṇānāṃ ca mukhāt sva-praśaṃsāṃ śṛṇvan rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ krameṇa tat-sthānaṃ prāpa yatra te kuruśreṣṭhā bhīmasena-arjunādayo virājamānā āsan || dadarśa tatra govindaṃ brāhmaṇena vapuṣānvitam | tenaiva dṛṣṭa-pūrveṇa sādṛśyenāiva sūcitam ||
毗舍摩波耶那说：“阇那梅阇耶啊，其后，由提施提罗王听见诸天、诸仙与摩鲁特众对自己的称颂，便一步一步走到库鲁族最杰出者——毗摩、阿周那等——端坐辉煌之处。在那里，他看见了戈文达（圣克里希那），具足婆罗门之形；并凭先前所见的相似之处，认出了他。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even at the culmination of life’s journey, true discernment recognizes the Divine beyond outward appearance. Kṛṣṇa’s brāhmaṇa-form underscores that spiritual authority and divine presence are not confined to royal or martial splendor; dharma is honored through humility, right recognition, and inner vision.
After hearing celestial beings praise him, Yudhiṣṭhira proceeds to the place where Bhīma, Arjuna, and others are present. There he sees Govinda (Kṛṣṇa) appearing in a brāhmaṇa-like form and identifies Him by the familiar resemblance to how he had known Him before.