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उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्
Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy
स्तनौ पीनायतश्रोणी सहितावभिवर्षती । द्रवीभूतमिवात्युष्णं मुडचन्ती वारि नेत्रजम्
stanau pīnāyataśroṇī sahitāv abhivarṣatī | dravībhūtam ivātyuṣṇaṃ muñcantī vāri netrajam ||
पीन स्तनों और विशाल नितम्बों वाली कृष्णा अपने परस्पर सटे स्तनों पर नेत्रों से गरम-गरम आँसुओं की वर्षा करने लगी; मानो भीतर का द्रवीभूत, अत्यन्त उष्ण क्रोध ही जल बनकर बह निकला हो।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how adharma (injustice) wounds not only socially but inwardly: moral outrage and grief become a force demanding dharmic resolution. Draupadī’s ‘hot’ tears symbolize an inner fire—an ethical protest against humiliation and wrongdoing.
Vaiśampāyana describes Draupadī’s intense emotional state after speaking: she trembles and weeps, shedding very hot tears that fall upon her breasts. The imagery conveys her overwhelming sorrow and anger as the conflict moves toward decisive action.