Shloka 15
Bhīmasena–Hanūmān Saṃvāda: The Tail Test and the Divine Path
गिरिं चचारारिहर: किन्नराचरितं शुभम् । नानावर्णधरैश्षित्रं धातुद्रुममृगाण्डजै:,द्रौपदीका प्रिय करनेकी इच्छासे अपने बाहुबलका भरोसा करके भय और मोहसे रहित बलवान् भीमसेन सामनेके शैल-शिखरपर चढ़ गये। वह पर्वत वृक्षों, लताओं और झाड़ियोंसे आच्छादित था। उसकी शिलाएँ नीले रंगकी थीं। वहाँ किन्नरलोग भ्रमण करते थे। शत्रुसंहारी भीमसेन उस सुन्दर पर्वतपर विचरने लगे। बहुरंगे धातुओं, वृक्षों, मृगों और पक्षियोंसे उसकी विचित्र शोभा हो रही थी
giriṁ cacārāriharaḥ kinnarācaritaṁ śubham | nānāvṛṇṇadharair citraṁ dhātudrumamṛgāṇḍajaiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Bhīma, the destroyer of foes, roamed upon that auspicious mountain frequented by the Kinnaras. It was wondrously adorned—made variegated by many-hued minerals, by trees, by beasts, and by birds—so that the very landscape became a lesson in nature’s ordered beauty amid the hardships of exile.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadiness and purposeful movement in adversity: even during exile, the hero’s energy is directed toward exploration and action, while the ordered beauty of nature suggests a moral backdrop of harmony and resilience rather than despair.
Bhīma, described as a slayer of enemies, wanders on a beautiful mountain where Kinnaras dwell. The mountain’s scenery is depicted as richly varied with colored minerals, trees, wild animals, and birds.