Shloka 46
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ
कृष्णं च विष्णुं च हरिं नरं च त्राणाय विक्रोशति याज्ञसेनी । ततस्तु धर्मो5न्तरितो महात्मा समावृणोद् वै विविधै: सुवस्त्रै:
kṛṣṇaṃ ca viṣṇuṃ ca hariṃ naraṃ ca trāṇāya vikrośati yājñasenī | tatastu dharmo 'ntarito mahātmā samāvṛṇod vai vividhaiḥ suvastraiḥ ||
Yājñasenī (Draupadī) berseru memohon perlindungan, memanggil dengan lantang nama-nama ilahi—Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu, Hari, dan Nara. Maka Sang Mahātmā, jelmaan Dharma, meski tak tampak, menutupi dirinya dari segala sisi dengan beragam kain nan indah.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When social power and legal procedure are corrupted, dharma is upheld through steadfast appeal to the highest moral authority; the episode asserts that a woman’s dignity is inviolable and that adharma in public life invites divine and moral reckoning.
Draupadī, being dishonored in the assembly, cries out invoking Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu/Hari/Nara for protection; the Lord, remaining unseen, causes her to be continually covered with many fine garments, preventing her disrobing.