Shloka 24
Adhyaya 11 — Draupadī’s Grief, Demand for Justice, and Bhīma’s Departure
श्रुतं तत् सर्वलोकेषु परमव्यसने यथा । दीपो<भूस्त्वं हि पार्थानां नगरे वारणावते
śrutaṃ tat sarvalokeṣu paramavyasane yathā | dīpo 'bhūs tvaṃ hi pārthānāṃ nagare vāraṇāvate ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ເລື່ອງນັ້ນເປັນທີ່ຮູ້ກັນໃນທົ່ວທຸກໂລກ—ວ່າໃນຍາມທຸກຍາກຢ່າງຫນັກ ໃນເມືອງ ວາຣະນາວະຕະ ທ່ານໄດ້ເປັນດັ່ງໂຄມໄຟໃຫ້ແກ່ພວກປາຣຖະ».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
In extreme adversity, righteous leadership and timely counsel become a ‘lamp’—a moral and practical guide that preserves life and dharma; such protective action earns enduring renown.
Vaiśampāyana recalls a well-known earlier crisis at Vāraṇāvata, praising the addressed person as the one who guided and safeguarded the Pāṇḍavas when they faced a grave danger there.