Shloka 91
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
सर्वकल्याणसम्पन्नो विशिष्ट इति निश्चय: । तस्मात् त्वं पाण्डुपुत्रेभ्यो रक्षात्मानं नराधिप,कुरुश्रेष्ठी! आप भी इसी नीतिका अनुसरण करके पाण्डवों तथा दूसरे लोगोंके साथ यथोचित बर्ताव करते रहें। परंतु ऐसा कार्य करें, जिससे स्वयं संकटके समुद्रमें डूब न जाय॑ँ। आप समस्त कल्याणकारी साधनोंसे सम्पन्न और सबसे श्रेष्ठ हैं, यही सबका निश्चय है; अतः नरेश्वर! आप पाण्डुके पुत्रोंसे अपनी रक्षा कीजिये
sarvakalyāṇasampanno viśiṣṭa iti niścayaḥ | tasmāt tvaṃ pāṇḍuputrebhyo rakṣātmānaṃ narādhipa kuruśreṣṭhī |
Kaṇika said: “It is firmly held that you are endowed with every auspicious advantage and are pre-eminent. Therefore, O king—best of the Kurus—protect yourself from the sons of Pāṇḍu.”
कणिक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes pragmatic self-protection in kingship: even while maintaining proper conduct, a ruler should act with vigilance so that rivals do not endanger his security and sovereignty.
Kaṇika is advising the Kuru king (contextually Dhṛtarāṣṭra) in a political vein, urging him to be cautious of the Pāṇḍavas and to safeguard his own position, presenting this as prudent royal policy.