Shloka 2
यथाहं वन्दनाश्लेषान् कृत्वा गन्तुमियेष सा । ततो निनाद: सुमहान् पाण्डवान्तःपुरेडभवत्
yathāhaṃ vandanāśleṣān kṛtvā gantum iyeṣa sā | tato ninādaḥ sumahān pāṇḍavāntaḥpure 'bhavat ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “Just as I had finished offering salutations and embraces and she was about to depart, a very great uproar arose within the Pāṇḍavas’ inner apartments.”
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how moments of proper social conduct—respectful salutations and affectionate leave-taking—can be abruptly interrupted by crisis, reminding readers that dharmic decorum exists within a fragile human world where sudden upheavals demand attention and response.
The narrator reports that after greetings and embraces were completed and a woman was about to leave, a loud commotion suddenly erupted inside the Pāṇḍavas’ inner quarters, signaling an unexpected disturbance within the household.