Shloka 26
रामस्य पम्पातीरगमनम्, सुग्रीवसख्यं, वालिवधः, सीतारक्षणवृत्तान्तश्च
Rāma at Pampā; alliance with Sugrīva; Vālin’s fall; Sītā’s guarded captivity
यह सुनकर कमलनयन भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने द्रौपदीसे फिर कहा--“कृष्णे! मैं तो भूख और थकावटसे आतुर हो रहा हूँ और तुझे हँसी सूझती है। यह परिहासका समय नहीं है। जल्दी जा और बटलोई लाकर मुझे दिखा। इस प्रकार हठ करके भगवानने द्रौपदीसे बटलोई मँगवायी। उसके गलेमें जरा-सा साग लगा हुआ था। उसे देखकर श्रीकृष्णने लेकर खा लिया और द्रौपदीसे कहा--“इस सागसे सम्पूर्ण विश्वके आत्मा यज्ञभोक्ता सर्वेश्वर आकारय मुनीन् शीघ्रं भोजनायेति चाब्रवीत् । सहदेवं महाबाहु: कृष्ण: क्लेशविनाशन:,इतना कहकर सबका क्लेश दूर करनेवाले महाबाहु भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण सहदेवसे बोले --तुम शीघ्र जाकर मुनियोंको भोजनके लिये बुला लाओ”
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | etac chrutvā kamalanayano bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇo draupadīm punar uvāca— “kṛṣṇe! ahaṃ kṣudhā-śrama-parītātmā bhavāmi, tava ca hāsyam eva; nāyaṃ parihāsa-kālaḥ. śīghraṃ gaccha, baṭaloiṃ gṛhītvā mama darśaya.” iti haṭhaṃ kṛtvā bhagavān draupadyā baṭaloiṃ ānīyāmāsa. tasyāḥ kaṇṭhe alpaṃ śākaṃ lagnaṃ āsīt. tad dṛṣṭvā śrīkṛṣṇas tat gṛhītvā jaghāsa, draupadīm ca uvāca— “anena śākena…” ity uktvā sarveśvaraḥ yajñabhoktā viśvātmā sahadevam ājuhāva— “ākāraya munīn, śīghraṃ bhojanāyeti ca brūhi.” saḥ mahābāhuḥ kṛṣṇaḥ kleśa-vināśanaḥ sahadevam uvāca— “tvaṃ śīghraṃ gatvā munīn bhojanāya āhvaya.”
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Hearing this, the lotus-eyed Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa spoke again to Draupadī: “Kṛṣṇā! I am distressed by hunger and fatigue, and you can still laugh? This is no time for jesting. Go quickly—bring the cooking pot and show it to me.” Thus insisting, the Lord had Draupadī bring the pot. A tiny bit of vegetable greens was stuck to its neck. Seeing it, Śrī Kṛṣṇa took it and ate it, and said to Draupadī: “By this morsel of greens…” Having spoken thus, the all-pervading Lord—enjoyer of sacrifices, the Self of the universe—addressed Sahadeva: “Summon the sages; tell them to come quickly for their meal.” Then the mighty-armed Kṛṣṇa, remover of distress, said to Sahadeva: “Go at once and invite the sages to eat.”
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma of hospitality is upheld not merely by material abundance but by sincere effort and divine support. Even a seemingly insignificant remnant, when offered and accepted by the Lord, becomes sufficient to remove a community’s distress—showing that grace can transform scarcity into protection.
Kṛṣṇa, seeing Draupadī’s predicament about feeding visiting sages, insists on seeing the cooking pot. Finding a tiny bit of greens stuck to it, he eats it and then instructs Sahadeva to invite the sages to dine, implying that the crisis of food and the impending danger are being averted through his act.