Shloka 65
मैत्रेयागमनम् — The Arrival of Maitreya and the Admonition to Duryodhana
अथ जर्जरसर्वाड्गं व्यावृत्तनयनोल्बणम् | भूतले भ्रामयामास वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह,किर्मीरका सारा अंग जर्जर हो गया और उसकी आँखें घूमने लगीं, इससे वह और भी भयंकर प्रतीत होता था। भीमने उसी अवस्थामें उसे पृथ्वीपर घुमाया और यह बात कही --
atha jarjarasarvāṅgaṃ vyāvṛttanayanolbaṇam | bhūtale bhrāmayāmāsa vākyaṃ cedam uvāca ha ||
Then, with all his limbs shattered and his eyes rolling wildly—making him appear even more terrifying—Bhīma whirled Kirmīra about upon the ground and spoke these words. The scene underscores the moral logic of the episode: violent arrogance and predation meet a fitting, immediate consequence at the hands of one who protects his own and restrains a menace to the innocent.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic pattern common in the Mahābhārata: a dangerous aggressor who threatens others is checked by decisive strength, and cruelty rebounds upon the cruel. Power is shown as legitimate when used to protect and to end harm.
Kirmīra has been grievously battered—his body broken and eyes rolling—so he looks even more fearsome. Bhīma then whirls him around on the ground and begins to speak, marking the climax of Bhīma’s overpowering of the rākṣasa.