Shloka 5
Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ
Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit
श्रूयतां तु प्रभो तत्त्वं दिव्यतां चात्मनो नृप । निर्माणं च शरीरस्य ततो धैर्यमवाप्रुहि,प्रभो! एक रहस्यकी बात सुनिये। नरेश्वर! आपका स्वरूप दिव्य है तथा आपके शरीरका निर्माण भी अदभुत प्रकारसे हुआ है। यह हमलोगोंसे सुनकर धैर्य धारण कीजिये
śrūyatāṁ tu prabho tattvaṁ divyatāṁ cātmano nṛpa | nirmāṇaṁ ca śarīrasya tato dhairyam avāpruhi ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Listen, O lord, to the true principle of your being—your own divine nature, and the wondrous fashion in which your body was formed. Having heard this from us, O king, take up steadiness and courage.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges the listener (a king) to ground himself in knowledge of his true nature—described as divine—and to gain dhairya (steadfast courage) through understanding the deeper truth behind embodiment.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a king respectfully and prepares to disclose a ‘tattva’—a confidential, clarifying account of the king’s divine nature and the extraordinary formation of his body—so that the king may regain composure and resolve.