Shloka 36
Nala’s Embassy to Damayantī and the Gods’ Proposal (नलस्य दूतत्वं देवप्रस्तावश्च)
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं ब्रुवाणं भीम॑ तु धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिर: । उवाच सान्त्वयन् राजा मूर्ध्न्युपात्राय पाण्डवम्,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! धर्मराज राजा युधिष्ठिरने उपर्युक्त बातें कहनेवाले पाण्डुनन्दन भीमसेनका मस्तक सूँधकर उन्हें सान्त्वना देते हुए कहा --
vaiśampāyana uvāca | evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ bhīmaṃ tu dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | uvāca sāntvayan rājā mūrdhny upāghrāya pāṇḍavam ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಜನಮೇಜಯನೇ! ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಭೀಮನಿಗೆ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರನು ಪಾಂಡವನನ್ನು ಸಾಂತ್ವನಪಡಿಸಲು ಅವನ ತಲೆಯನ್ನು ಸ्नेಹದಿಂದ ಘ್ರಾಣಿಸಿ (ಮುತ್ತಿಟ್ಟು) ಹೀಗೆಂದನು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when strong emotions arise, dharma is upheld through compassionate restraint: Yudhiṣṭhira responds to Bhīma not with escalation but with calming affection and measured speech, modeling ethical leadership and fraternal care.
After Bhīma has spoken intensely, Yudhiṣṭhira comforts him. The king affectionately smells/kisses Bhīma’s head (upāghrāya mūrdhni) and then speaks to soothe him, as narrated by Vaiśampāyana to King Janamejaya.