Shloka 2
Bhīma–Hanūmān Dialogue on Yugas (युगवर्णनम्)
भीम उवाच को भवान् कि निमित्तं वा वानरं वपुरास्थित: । ब्राह्मणानन्तरो वर्ण: क्षत्रियस्त्वां तु पृष्छति,भीमसेनने पूछा--आप कौन हैं? और किसलिये वानरका रूप धारण कर रखा है? मैं ब्राह्मणके बादका वर्ण--क्षत्रिय हूँ, और मैं आपसे आपका परिचय पूछता हूँ
bhīma uvāca: ko bhavān? ki-nimittaṃ vā vānaraṃ vapur āsthitaḥ? brāhmaṇānantaro varṇaḥ kṣatriyas tvāṃ tu pṛcchati.
ಭೀಮನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ನೀನು ಯಾರು? ಯಾವ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ವಾನರದೇಹವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿದ್ದೀಯ? ನಾನು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರ ನಂತರದ ವರ್ಣವಾದ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯನು; ನಿನ್ನ ಪರಿಚಯವನ್ನು ಕೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ.
भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models disciplined inquiry: even a powerful warrior approaches an unknown being with respectful questioning, grounding the encounter in dharma and social responsibility rather than aggression.
In the forest episode, Bhima meets a mysterious figure in a monkey’s form and challenges him with questions—asking his identity and purpose—while identifying himself as a Kshatriya who has the duty to investigate such a situation.