Shloka 35
तांश्वैवानय भद्ठरें ते पानीयं च त्वमानय । तब कुन्तीकुमार युधिष्ठिरने भीमसेनसे कहा--“परंतप! भरतनन्दन! नकुल, सहदेव और अर्जुनको पानीके लिये गये बहुत देर हो गयी। वे अभीतक नहीं आ रहे हैं। तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। तुम जाकर उन्हें बुला लाओ और पानी भी ले आओ” ।। ३३-३४ $ ।। भीमसेनस्तथेत्युक्त्वा त॑ देशं प्रत्यपद्यत
yakṣa uvāca | tāṁś caivānaya bhadraṁ te pānīyaṁ ca tvam ānaya | bhīmasenas tathety uktvā taṁ deśaṁ pratyapadyata |
The Yaksha said: “Bring them here; may good befall you. And you yourself bring water as well.” Thus instructed, Bhimasena replied, “So be it,” and set out toward that place. In the surrounding narrative context, Yudhishthira—concerned that Nakula, Sahadeva, and Arjuna have been gone too long in search of water—sends Bhima to call them back and fetch water, underscoring responsible leadership and care for one’s companions even amid hardship.
यक्ष उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in crisis, a leader must act with care for companions and with disciplined obedience to proper instruction. The benediction “bhadraṁ te” frames the command ethically—action should be purposeful, restrained, and oriented toward the welfare of the group.
After the other brothers have gone to find water and do not return, Yudhishthira sends Bhima to bring them back and fetch water. At the lake, the Yaksha issues a directive—bring the others and bring water—after which Bhima sets off toward the indicated place.