Shloka 30
Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ
Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit
प्रतिनिक्षिप्य तं वीर॑ कृत्या समभिपूज्य च । अनुज्ञाता च राज्ञा सा तथैवान्तरधीयत,वीर राजा दुर्योधनको वहाँ रखकर कृत्याने उसके प्रति सम्मान प्रदर्शित किया और उससे आज्ञा लेकर जैसे आयी थी, वैसे ही अदृश्य हो गयी
pratinikṣipya taṃ vīraṃ kṛtyā samabhipūjya ca | anujñātā ca rājñā sā tathaivāntaradhīyata ||
Having deposited that hero there, the Kṛtyā—the magically empowered female apparition—duly honored him. Then, having received the king’s permission, she vanished from sight just as she had appeared, marking the completion of her commissioned act and the king’s complicity in it.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary powers (kṛtyā) remain ethically charged: ritual efficacy does not equal righteousness. The king’s act of granting leave after the deed underscores responsibility and complicity—authority is accountable for what it commissions and permits.
A magically empowered being called Kṛtyā completes her task: she places the warrior at the intended spot, shows him formal honor, receives the king’s permission to depart, and then vanishes exactly as she came—signaling the end of her intervention.