Shloka 18
ये च त्वामनुवर्तन्ते क्रोधलो भवशानुगा: । गोप्तार: सानुबन्धांस्तान् नेतास्मि यमसादनम्,जो लोग क्रोध और लोभके वशीभूत हो तुम्हारे रक्षक बनकर पीछे-पीछे चलते हैं, उन्हें उनके सम्बन्धियोंसहित यमलोक भेज दूँगा
ye ca tvām anuvartante krodha-lobha-vaśānugāḥ | goptāraḥ sānubandhāṁs tān netāsmi yama-sādanam ||
“आणि जे क्रोध व लोभाच्या अधीन होऊन तुझ्या मागे लागतात, स्वतःला तुझे रक्षक मानतात—त्यांना त्यांच्या बांधवांसह मी यमाच्या सदनी पाठवीन.”
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns allegiance rooted in krodha (anger) and lobha (greed). It implies that protection offered from such motives is adharma, and that complicity in wrongdoing brings severe consequences—symbolized by being sent to Yama’s abode.
Bhīmasena addresses an opponent and issues a fierce warning: not only the principal wrongdoer but also those who trail behind as his ‘protectors’—driven by anger and greed—will be destroyed and sent to the realm of death along with their associates.