Shloka 4
सात्राजिती याज्ञसेनीं रहसीदं सुमध्यमा । केन द्रौपदि वृत्तेन पाण्डवानधितिष्ठसि,कुरुकुल और यदुकुलसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाली अनेक विचित्र बातें उनकी चर्चाकी विषय थीं। भगवान् श्रीकृष्णकी प्यारी पटरानी सत्राजितकुमारी सुन्दरी सत्यभामाने एकान्तमें द्रौपदीसे इस प्रकार पूछा--'शुभे! ट्रुपदकुमारि! किस बर्तावसे तुम हृष्ट-पुष्ट अंगोंवाले तथा लोकपालोंके समान वीर पाण्डवोंके हृदयपर अधिकार रखती हो? किस प्रकार तुम्हारे वशमें रहते हुए वे कभी तुमपर कुपित नहीं होते?
sātrājitī yājñasenīṁ rahasīdaṁ sumadhyamā | kena draupadi vṛttena pāṇḍavān adhitiṣṭhasi ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Satyabhāmā, the daughter of Satrājit, spoke privately to Yājñasenī (Draupadī), the slender-waisted lady: “O Draupadī, by what conduct do you hold sway over the Pāṇḍavas? By what manner of living do those heroic men—strong-limbed and like the guardians of the world—remain under your influence, never growing angry with you?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical inquiry into how harmonious authority and affection are sustained within marriage: influence is sought not through force but through vṛtta (disciplined conduct), suggesting that dharmic behavior, self-restraint, and wise relational practice create enduring respect.
In the forest narrative, Satyabhāmā privately approaches Draupadī and asks what kind of behavior enables her to keep the five Pāṇḍavas devoted and compliant, and why they do not become angry with her—setting up a discussion on marital and household conduct.