निशम्य भीष्मोक्तमथाच्युतोक्तं प्रवृत्तविज्ञानविधूतविभ्रम: । शशास गामिन्द्र इवाजिताश्रय: परिध्युपान्तामनुजानुवर्तित: ॥ ३ ॥
nisamya bhismoktam athacyutoktam pravrtta-vijnana-vidhuta-vibhramah sasasa gam indra ivajitasrayah paridhyupantam anujanuvartitah
- nisamya
- after listening
- bhisma-uktam
- what was spoken by Bhismadeva
- atha
- as also
- acyuta-uktam
- what was spoken by the infallible Lord Krsna
- pravrtta
- being engaged in
- vijnana
- perfect knowledge
- vidhuta
- completely washed
- vibhramah
- all misgivings
- sasasa
- ruled over
- gam
- the earth
- indra
- the king of the heavenly planet
- iva
- like
- ajita-asrayah
- protected by the invincible Lord
- paridhi-upantam
- including the seas
- anuja
- the younger brothers
- anuvartitah
- being followed by them
Maharaja Yudhisthira, after being enlightened by what was spoken by Bhismadeva and Lord Sri Krsna, the infallible, engaged himself in matters of perfect knowledge because all his misgivings were eradicated. Thus he ruled over the earth and seas and was followed by his younger brothers.