Shloka 36
मैत्रेयागमनम् — The Arrival of Maitreya and the Admonition to Duryodhana
यदि तेन पुरा मुक्तो भीमसेनो बकेन वै । अद्यैनं भक्षयिष्यामि पश्यतस्ते युधिछ्िर,'युधिष्ठिर! यदि पहले बकासुरने भीमसेनको छोड़ दिया, तो आज मैं तुम्हारे देखते- देखते इसे खा जाऊँगा
yadi tena purā mukto bhīmaseno bakena vai | adyainaṁ bhakṣayiṣyāmi paśyatas te yudhiṣṭhira ||
മുമ്പ് ബകാസുരൻ സത്യമായും ഭീമസേനനെ വിട്ടയച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ, ഇന്ന്, ഹേ യുധിഷ്ഠിരാ, നിന്റെ കണ്ണുമുന്നിൽ തന്നേ ഞാൻ ഇവനെയേ ഭക്ഷിക്കും।
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Adharma that preys upon the weak must be confronted decisively; righteous leadership includes the duty to protect others and to rectify past harms, even when doing so demands personal risk and unwavering resolve.
The speaker declares that if the demon Baka once spared Bhīma, then now he will retaliate by devouring Baka in Yudhiṣṭhira’s presence—an emphatic vow of direct action against a violent oppressor.