Shloka 1
अध्याय ७५ — दैव-पुरुषकार-समन्वयः
Reconciling Contingency and Human Effort
अ्र-क्ा् षट्सप्ततितमो< ध्याय: भीमसेनका उत्तर वैशम्पायन उवाच तथोक्तो वासुदेवेन नित्यमन्युरमर्षण: । सदश्ववत् समाधावद् बभाषे तदनन्तरम्,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! वसुदेवनन्दन भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके ऐसा कहनेपर सदा क्रोध और अमर्षमें भरे रहनेवाले भीमसेन पहले सुशिक्षित घोड़ेकी भाँति सरपट भागने लगे (जल्दी-जल्दी बोलने लगे); फिर धीरे-धीरे बोले
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | tathokto Vāsudevena nityam anyur amarṣaṇaḥ | sadaśvavat samādhāvad babhāṣe tad-anantaram ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Thus addressed by Vāsudeva, Bhīmasena—ever filled with anger and fierce impatience—at first burst forth like a well-trained horse rushing at full speed; then, immediately afterward, he spoke more steadily.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension between righteous counsel and an anger-driven temperament: even when guided by wise instruction, one must restrain wrath so that speech and action become deliberate rather than impulsive—especially on the brink of war.
After Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) speaks, Bhīmasena reacts with a surge of impetuous emotion—likened to a trained horse rushing forward—then regains composure and begins to speak in a more controlled manner.