Shloka 23
द्रौपदीश्रमः तथा घटोत्कचस्मरणम्
Draupadī’s Exhaustion and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca
निर्जग्मुस्ते शनै: सर्वे समाजम्मुश्न भारत । प्रतस्थिरे पुनर्वीरा: पर्वत॑ गन्धमादनम्,भारत! थोड़ी देर बाद जब तूफानका कोलाहल शान्त हुआ, वायुका वेग कम एवं सम हो गया, पर्वतका सारा जल बहकर नीचे चला गया और बादलोंका आवरण दूर हो जानेसे सूर्यदेव प्रकाशित हो उठे, उस समय वे समस्त वीर पाण्डव धीरे-धीरे अपने स्थानसे निकले और गन्धमादन पर्वतकी ओर प्रस्थित हो गये
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
nirjagmus te śanaiḥ sarve samājaṃ muśna bhārata |
pratastire punar vīrāḥ parvataṃ gandhamādanam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: When the tumult of the storm had subsided—when the wind’s force became gentle and even, the mountain’s waters had drained down, and the cloud-cover dispersed so that the sun shone forth—then all those heroic Pāṇḍavas slowly came out from where they had been and set out once again toward Mount Gandhamādana.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadiness (dhairya) and disciplined action: after disturbance and danger pass, one should regain composure and continue one’s rightful course without haste or despair, moving together with resolve.
After a violent storm calms—winds ease, waters drain from the mountain, clouds clear and the sun appears—the Pāṇḍava heroes slowly emerge from their place of shelter and resume their journey toward Mount Gandhamādana.