Shloka 12
Jaṭāsura-praveśa, Draupadī-apaharaṇa, and Jaṭāsura-vadha (जटासुरप्रवेशः द्रौपद्यपहरणं च जटासुरवधः)
ते तु दृष्टवैव कौन्तेयमजिनै: प्रतिवासितम् | रुक्माड्रदधरं वीरं॑ भीम॑ भीमपराक्रमम्
te tu dṛṣṭvaiva kaunteyam ajinaiḥ prativāsitam | rukmāṅgadadharaṃ vīraṃ bhīmaṃ bhīmaparākramam ||
Pero cuando vieron a Bhīma, hijo de Kuntī—vestido con pieles de ciervo, con brazaletes de oro, héroe de fuerza temible—reconocieron en él la misma potencia formidable que sostiene la resolución justa aun en la adversidad y el destierro.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in conditions of hardship (such as forest life and ascetic clothing), true strength and heroic resolve remain aligned with dharma; outer austerity does not diminish inner valor.
The narrator describes how certain observers, upon seeing Bhīma (Kuntī’s son) dressed in deerskins yet adorned with golden armlets, recognize him as a mighty hero of fearsome prowess.