Shloka 47
द्रौपद्याः भीमसेन-प्रबोधनम्
Draupadī Awakens Bhīmasena
शुशुभे वदनं तस्या रुदत्या: सुचिरं तदा । मेघलेखाविनिर्मुक्ते दिवीव शशिमण्डलम्,उस समय रोती हुई द्रौपदीका मुख इस प्रकार सुशोभित हो रहा था, मानो आकाशमें मेघमालाके आवरणसे मुक्त चन्द्रबिम्ब शोभा पा रहा हो
śuśubhe vadanaṃ tasyā rudatyāḥ suciraṃ tadā | meghalekhāvinirmukte divīva śaśimaṇḍalam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: At that time, even as Draupadī wept, her face shone for a long while—like the orb of the moon in the sky when it emerges freed from the veiling streaks of cloud. The image underscores her inner dignity and steadfastness amid humiliation and distress, suggesting that sorrow may cover virtue only temporarily, not extinguish its radiance.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that inner nobility and dharmic strength can remain luminous even in grief. Like the moon revealed when clouds part, Draupadī’s dignity is portrayed as enduring beneath temporary coverings of sorrow and adversity.
Vaiśampāyana describes Draupadī at a moment of distress: she is crying, yet her face still appears strikingly radiant. The narrator uses a poetic comparison to the moon emerging from cloud-streaks to emphasize her presence and moral stature despite suffering.