Shloka 9
अध्याय १५ — कीचकस्य अत्याचारः, द्रौपद्याः सभाशरणगमनम्
Kīcaka’s coercion and Draupadī’s appeal in the assembly
तस्मिन् कृते तदा देवी कीचकेनोपमन्त्रिता । उसकी व्यवस्था हो जानेपर कीचकने सुदेष्णाको भोजनके लिये आमन्त्रित किया ।।
tasmin kṛte tadā devī kīcakena upamantritā | sudeṣṇā preṣayāmāsa sairandhrīṁ kīcakālayam ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಆ ಸಿದ್ಧತೆಗಳಾದ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೀಚಕನ ಒತ್ತಾಯದಿಂದ ದೇವಿ ಸುದೇಷ್ಣೆ ಸೈರಂಧ್ರೀಯನ್ನು ಕೀಚಕನ ನಿವಾಸಕ್ಕೆ ಕಳುಹಿಸಿದಳು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how yielding to coercion and prioritizing expediency over righteousness can make one an enabler of adharma. Even indirect participation—such as sending an unprotected person into a predator’s reach—carries ethical weight and consequences.
Kīcaka pressures Queen Sudeshnā, and after preparations are in place, she dispatches Sairandhrī (Draupadī in disguise) to Kīcaka’s house—setting up the ensuing confrontation and escalation of Kīcaka’s misconduct.