Shloka 20
गन्धमादन-हिमवत्प्रयाणे युधिष्ठिर-भीमसंवादः
Yudhiṣṭhira–Bhīma Dialogue on the Gandhamādana–Himavat Ascent
यत् त्वमुत्सहसे नेतुं भ्रातरौ सह कृष्णया । मा ते ग्लानिर्महाबाहो मा च ते<5स्तु पराभव:,युधिष्ठिर बोले--भीमसेन! इस प्रकार (उत्साहपूर्ण) बातें करते हुए तुम्हारा बल बढ़े, क्योंकि तुम यशस्विनी द्रौपदी तथा नकुल-सहदेवको भी वहन करके ले चलनेका उत्साह रखते हो। तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। यह साहस तुम्हारे सिवा और किसीमें नहीं है। तुम्हारे बल, यश, धर्म और कीर्तिका विस्तार हो। महाबाहो! तुम द्रौपदीसहित दोनों भाई नकुल- सहदेवको भी स्वयं ही ले चलनेकी शक्ति रखते हो, इसलिये कभी तुम्हें ग्लानि न हो तथा किसीसे भी तुम्हें तिरस्कृत न होना पड़े
yad tvam utsahase netuṁ bhrātarau saha kṛṣṇayā | mā te glānir mahābāho mā ca te 'stu parābhavaḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Since you have the resolve to carry along the two brothers together with Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), may your strength only increase through such spirited words and intent. O mighty-armed one, may you never fall into dejection, and may defeat never be yours.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True strength is joined to responsibility: Yudhiṣṭhira blesses Bhīma’s courageous resolve to protect and support the vulnerable members of the group, urging him to remain free from discouragement and the shame of defeat.
In the forest-exile context, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Bhīma, praising his readiness to carry and lead along Draupadī and the younger twins (Nakula and Sahadeva), and offers a benediction that Bhīma should not succumb to fatigue or suffer reversal.