Shloka 56
Babhruvāhana’s Lament and Appeal for Expiation (प्रायश्चित्त-याचना)
उत्थाय च महाबाहु: पर्याश्वस्तो धनंजय: । बभ्रुवाहनमालिड्ग्य समाजिघ्रत मूर्थनि,महाबाहु अर्जुन भलीभाँति स्वस्थ होकर उठे और बभ्रुवाहनको हृदयसे लगाकर उसका मस्तक सूँघने लगे
utthāya ca mahābāhuḥ paryāśvasto dhanañjayaḥ | babhrūvāhanam āliṅgya samājighrata mūrdhani ||
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে— মহাবাহু ধনঞ্জয় (অৰ্জুন) সম্পূৰ্ণ সুস্থ হৈ উঠি, বভ্ৰুবাহনক বুকুত জড়াই ধৰি স্নেহে তাৰ মূৰ মগজু শুঁকল।
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after violent confrontation, dharma is fulfilled through restoration—recognizing kinship, showing compassion, and re-establishing social and familial harmony rather than clinging to resentment.
Arjuna, now recovered and composed, rises and embraces Babhrūvāhana, then affectionately smells his head—signaling paternal affection, acceptance, and reconciliation.