Shloka 64
Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)
जटी यज्ञोपवीती च भगवान् बालरूपधृक् । यज्ञवार्टं गत: श्रीमान् दानवेन्द्रस्य वै तदा
jaṭī yajñopavītī ca bhagavān bālarūpadhṛk | yajñavārṭaṃ gataḥ śrīmān dānavendrasya vai tadā ||
Bhīmasena dijo: «Entonces el ilustre Señor—con el cabello enmarañado, ceñido con el cordón sagrado y asumiendo la forma de un niño—se dirigió al recinto del sacrificio del señor de los Dānavas.»
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of adopting dharmic signs—ascetic restraint (jaṭā) and Vedic discipline (yajñopavīta)—and the motif of divine strategy: the Lord may assume humble forms to enter hostile spaces and guide events toward a righteous outcome.
Bhīma narrates that the Lord, disguised as an ascetic-like figure and taking the form of a boy, went to the sacrificial arena belonging to the leader of the Dānavas, setting up an encounter within the context of a yajña.