Shloka 34
और्वोपाख्यानम्
Aurva Episode: Restoration of Sight and Restraint of World-Destructive Anger
युधिष्ठिरं तस्य भार्या प्रपेदे शरणार्थिनी । नाम्ना कुम्भीनसी नाम पतित्राणमभीप्सती,उस गन्धर्वकी पत्नीका नाम कुम्भीनसी था। उसने अपने पतिके जीवनकी रक्षाके लिये महाराज युधिष्ठिरकी शरण ली
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ tasya bhāryā prapede śaraṇārthinī | nāmnā kumbhīnasī nāma patitrāṇam abhīpsatī ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Buscando amparo, la esposa de aquel Gandharva se acercó a Yudhiṣṭhira. Se llamaba Kumbhīnasī, y venía deseando la protección y el rescate de la vida de su esposo; una súplica que sitúa en el centro de la realeza justa el deber de dar refugio al afligido y salvaguardar la vida.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharma of granting refuge: when someone approaches in fear seeking protection—especially to save a life—a righteous person, and particularly a king, is ethically bound to respond with compassion and protection.
Kumbhīnasī, the wife of a Gandharva, comes to Yudhiṣṭhira as a supplicant. She seeks his shelter and intervention to protect her husband’s life, setting up a moment where Yudhiṣṭhira’s conduct as a dharmic protector is tested.