Shloka 6
Chapter 59: Baladeva’s Censure, Keśava’s Restraint, and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Moral Accounting
तथैव क्रोधसंरक्तो भीम: परबलार्दन:
tathaiva krodhasaṃrakto bhīmaḥ parabala-ardanaḥ
Sañjaya said: In the same way, Bhīma—his mind inflamed with wrath—set himself to crush the enemy’s strength.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral tension central to the epic: anger is a destabilizing emotion, yet in war it can be redirected into resolute action. It implicitly warns that passion drives power, but also suggests that a warrior’s discipline lies in channeling intense emotion toward a defined duty rather than letting it become blind cruelty.
Sañjaya describes Bhīma continuing in the same manner as before—now visibly inflamed with anger—moving to break the enemy’s strength on the battlefield. The focus is on Bhīma’s emotional state and his role as a destroyer of opposing forces.