Shloka 9
कामीकवन-समागमः
Kāmyaka Forest Meeting: Kṛṣṇa’s Visit; Mārkaṇḍeya and Nārada Arrive
निगृहौनं महाबाहुं ततः स भुजगस्तदा विमुच्यास्य भुजी पीनाविदं वचनमब्रवीत्,तब इस प्रकार महाबाहु भीमसेनको अपने वशमें करके उस भुजंगमने उनकी दोनों मोटी-मोटी भुजाओंको छोड़ दिया और इस प्रकार कहा--
nigṛhya enaṃ mahābāhuṃ tataḥ sa bhujagas tadā vimucyāsya bhujau pīnau idaṃ vacanam abravīt
قال فايشامبايانا: بعدما أخضع بهيماسينا ذا الذراعين الجبارتين، أطلق الحيّة ذراعيه الغليظتين القويتين، ثم نطق بهذه الكلمات. ويُبرز هذا المشهد أن القوة الطاغية قد تُكبح، لا لمجرد الإيذاء، بل لتهيئة لحظةٍ للمشورة والتعليم الأخلاقي.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights restraint as a mark of higher power: the serpent subdues Bhīma but then releases him in order to speak, suggesting that strength is ethically meaningful when governed by self-control and used to open space for instruction rather than mere domination.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a serpent has overpowered Bhīma, then lets go of Bhīma’s arms and begins to address him—signaling a shift from physical confrontation to dialogue and counsel.