Shloka 24
Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)
पराक्रमे शक्रसमो मातरिश्व॒समो बले । महेश्वरसम: क्रोधे भीम: प्रहरतां वर:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
parākrame śakrasamo mātariśvasamo bale |
maheśvarasamaḥ krodhe bhīmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Dalam kegagahan ia setara Śakra (Indra), dalam kekuatan setara Mātariśvan (Vāyu), dan dalam amarah setara Maheśvara (Śiva). Bhīma adalah yang terdepan di antara para pemukul.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates Bhīma through divine comparisons—valor like Indra, strength like Vāyu, wrath like Śiva—yet, in the broader epic context, such power is ethically meaningful only when governed by dharma and disciplined purpose rather than uncontrolled rage.
Vaiśampāyana describes Bhīma’s extraordinary martial qualities in heightened epic style, presenting him as the foremost striker among warriors by likening his key attributes to major deities.