Shloka 1
भीमसेनस्य आत्मबलप्रशंसा — Bhīmasena’s Assertion of Strength
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 74
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत भगवद्यानपर्वमें भीमवाक्यविषयक चौद्तत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ ७४ ॥ ऑपन-माजल बछ। अं कऋाज पड्चसप्ततितमो< ध्याय: श्रीकृष्णका भीमसेनको उत्तेजित करना वैशम्पायन उवाच एतच्छुत्वा महाबाहु: केशव: प्रहसन्निव । अभूतपूर्व भीमस्य मार्दवोपहितं वच:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | etac chrutvā mahābāhuḥ keśavaḥ prahasan iva | abhūtapūrvaṃ bhīmasya mārdavopahitaṃ vacaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Mendengar kata-kata Bhīma—yang belum pernah terdengar darinya karena begitu lembut—Keśava yang berlengan perkasa seakan tersenyum. Lalu Śrī Kṛṣṇa, sang Ramānuja pemegang busur Śārṅga, membangkitkan semangat Vṛkodara yang duduk di dekatnya dan sedang luluh oleh belas kasih, dengan ujaran-ujarannya—laksana angin yang menyalakan api.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a warrior like Bhīma can be moved by tenderness, but dharma in the Udyoga Parva context requires that compassion not become moral paralysis; Kṛṣṇa recognizes the softness yet prepares to channel it into steadfast action aligned with righteous duty.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa hears Bhīma speak with unusual gentleness and appears to smile; this sets up Kṛṣṇa’s ensuing role as strategist and motivator, stirring Bhīma from melting compassion toward the resolve needed as war approaches.