There where Yudhishthira resides, the
people will certainly be desirous of achieving what is good, and their
hearts will always incline towards virtue, and their vows being
agreeable they themselves are ever-engaged in the acquisition of
religious merit. O child, that son of Pritha in whom are intelligence
and charity, the highest tranquillity and undoubted forgiveness, modesty
and prosperity, and fame and great energy and a love for all creatures,
is incapable of being found out (now that he hath concealed himself)
even by Brahmanas, let alone ordinary persons. The wise Yudhishthira is
living in close disguise in regions whose characteristics I have
described. Regarding his excellent mode of life, I dare not say anything
more. Reflecting well upon all this, do without loss of time what thou
mayst think to be beneficial, O prince of the Kuru race, if indeed, thou
hast any faith in me.'"
[21] This is a very difficult sloka. I am not sure that I have
understood it alright. Both Nilakantha and Arjuna Misra are
silent. Instead of depending, however, on my own intelligence, I
have consulted several friends who have read the _Mahabharata_
thoroughly. The grammatical structure is easy. The only
difficulty consists in the second half of the sloka. The
meaning, however, I have given is consistent with the tenor of
Bhishma's advice.
[22] Indicating the unobstructed completion of the sacrifice.
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