Shloka 50
कामीकवन-समागमः
Kāmyaka Forest Meeting: Kṛṣṇa’s Visit; Mārkaṇḍeya and Nārada Arrive
स प्राचीं दिशमास्थाय महतो गजयूथपान् । ददर्श पृथिवीं चिटह्लैर्भीमस्य परिचिह्विताम्,पहले पूर्व दिशामें जाकर हाथियोंके बड़े-बड़े यूथपतियोंकों देखा। वहाँकी भूमि भीमसेनके पद-चिह्नोंसे चिह्नित थी
sa prācīṃ diśam āsthāya mahato gajayūthapān dadarśa pṛthivīṃ ca ci(h)laiḥ bhīmasya paricihnitām
Vaiśampāyana said: Setting out toward the eastern quarter, he beheld great leaders of elephant herds. The very ground there was marked and clearly identifiable by Bhīmasena’s footprints, indicating the path Bhīma had taken and the force with which he had moved through the region.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how actions leave discernible traces in the world: extraordinary strength and decisive movement become evident through signs on the ground. Ethically, it underscores accountability and the idea that conduct—especially powerful conduct—cannot remain hidden.
The narrator reports that the person in focus proceeds eastward, encounters mighty elephant herd-leaders, and observes that the terrain is clearly marked by Bhīmasena’s footprints, suggesting Bhīma has recently passed that way.