Shloka 30
Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ
Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit
प्रतिनिक्षिप्य तं वीर॑ कृत्या समभिपूज्य च । अनुज्ञाता च राज्ञा सा तथैवान्तरधीयत
pratinikṣipya taṃ vīraṃ kṛtyā samabhipūjya ca | anujñātā ca rājñā sā tathaivāntaradhīyata ||
その勇士をそこに置くと、呪力によって現れた女の幻影クṛティヤー（Kṛtyā）は、しかるべき礼をもって彼を敬い奉った。ついで王の許しを受けるや、現れたときと同じく忽然と姿を消した――委ねられた役目の完遂と、その企てに王が加担したことを示して。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary powers (kṛtyā) remain ethically charged: ritual efficacy does not equal righteousness. The king’s act of granting leave after the deed underscores responsibility and complicity—authority is accountable for what it commissions and permits.
A magically empowered being called Kṛtyā completes her task: she places the warrior at the intended spot, shows him formal honor, receives the king’s permission to depart, and then vanishes exactly as she came—signaling the end of her intervention.