Shloka 8
सौगन्धिकपुष्पप्रसङ्गः — The Saugaṇdhika Lotus and Bhīma’s Approach to Hanūmān
एवमुक्क्त्वा ततः कृष्णामुवाह स घटोत्कच: । पाण्डूनां मध्यगो वीर: पाण्डवानपि चापरे,ऐसा कहकर वीर घटोत्कच तो द्रौपदीको लेकर पाण्डवोंके बीचमें चलने लगा और दूसरे राक्षस पाण्डवोंको भी (अपने-अपने कंधेपर बिठाकर) ले चले
evam uktvā tataḥ kṛṣṇām uvāha sa ghaṭotkacaḥ | pāṇḍūnāṁ madhyago vīraḥ pāṇḍavān api cāpare ||
Having spoken thus, the valiant Ghaṭotkaca then lifted and carried Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī). Moving in the midst of the Pāṇḍavas, he proceeded, while other rākṣasas also carried the Pāṇḍava brothers along—bearing them upon their shoulders—so that they might be swiftly conveyed to safety. The episode underscores protective duty and loyal service rendered in a time of distress.
घटोत्कच उवाच