Shloka 26
Adhyāya 129 — Public Acclaim of the Pāṇḍavas and Duryodhana’s Appeal to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
पूजितो भुजगैर्वीर आशीर्भिश्चाभिनन्दित: । दिव्याभरणसंछजन्नो नागानामन्त्रय पाण्डव:,इसके बाद नागोंने वीर भीमसेनका आदर-सत्कार करके उन्हें शुभाशीर्वादोंसे प्रसन्न किया। दिव्य आभूषणोंसे विभूषित शत्रुदमन भीमसेन नागोंकी आज्ञा ले प्रसन्नचित्त हो नागलोकसे जानेको उद्यत हुए। तब किसी नागने कमलनयन कुरुनन्दन भीमको जलसे ऊपर उठाकर उसी वनमें (गंगातटवर्ती प्रमाणकोटिमें) रख दिया। फिर वे नाग पाण्दुपुत्र भीमके देखते-देखते अन्तर्धान हो गये
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
pūjito bhujagair vīra āśīrbhiś cābhinanditaḥ |
divyābharaṇasaṃchanno nāgānām antraya pāṇḍavaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: The heroic Pāṇḍava (Bhīma), honored by the serpents and greeted with blessings, was adorned with divine ornaments. Having taken leave of the Nāgas with due courtesy, the foe-subduing Bhīmasena, his mind pleased, prepared to depart from the serpent-realm. The episode underscores a moral order in which respect shown to powerful beings is reciprocated with protection, gifts, and auspicious benedictions, and where proper leave-taking and gratitude preserve harmony between worlds.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights dharmic reciprocity and proper conduct: honoring others and observing courteous leave-taking (āmantarya) sustains harmony and invites blessings and protection, even across different realms and communities.
Bhīma is respectfully received by the Nāgas, blessed, and adorned with divine ornaments. He then formally takes their leave and prepares to depart from the serpent-realm, pleased and honored.