Morning smarana.

 धर्मो विवर्धति युधिष्ठिर कीर्तनॆन

भीमेन पापमनुहन्ति गदाप्रहारैः ।

अर्जुन कीर्तनॆन जयः प्रवर्धते

नकुल सहदेवयोः सदा विनयः ॥

(There are minor regional variations, but this is the commonly taught form.)

• By remembering Yudhiṣṭhira, Dharma increases.

• By remembering Bhīma, sins are destroyed — symbolically through strength used righteously.

• By remembering Arjuna, victory and excellence grow.

• By remembering Nakula and Sahadeva, humility, discipline, and propriety are preserved.

Morning (prātaḥ smaraṇa) is when one aligns the inner compass for the day.

Each Pāṇḍava represents a faculty needed in daily life:

Yudhiṣṭhira Dharma, truth, moral clarity

Bhīma Strength, courage to face difficulties

Arjuna Focus, skill, right action

Nakula Grace, discipline, health

Sahadeva Wisdom, foresight, humility

So the recitation is not heroic praise—it is inner preparation.

The Pāṇḍavas together form a complete human being:

Dharma without strength fails

Strength without Dharma becomes violence

Skill without humility becomes arrogance

Wisdom without discipline becomes dry intellect

Morning remembrance invokes balance.

In Sanātana tradition, remembrance is never nostalgia.

It is invocation.

“May I act with Yudhiṣṭhira’s conscience,

Bhīma’s strength,

Arjuna’s focus,

Nakula’s refinement,

and Sahadeva’s wisdom — today.”