Shloka 6
वार्यमाणो हि भीष्मेण द्रोणेन विदुरेण च । पाण्डवानां प्रियां भारया द्रौपदी धर्मचारिणीम्
vāryamāṇo hi bhīṣmeṇa droṇena vidureṇa ca | pāṇḍavānāṃ priyāṃ bhāryāṃ draupadīṃ dharmacāriṇīm |
Sañjaya berkata: Walaupun berulang kali dihalang oleh Bhīṣma, Droṇa dan Vidura, putera tuanku Duryodhana—bodoh dan tidak tahu malu—tetap mengutus Prātikāmin, anak kepada pemandu kereta, dengan perintah: “Bawalah Draupadī, isteri kesayangan para Pāṇḍava dan wanita yang berpegang pada dharma, ke dalam balairung diraja.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even authoritative moral counsel (from elders and wise ministers) becomes ineffective when pride and shamelessness dominate; ignoring dharmic restraint leads to public injustice and sets in motion grave consequences.
In the aftermath of the dice-game, despite Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and Vidura trying to stop him, Duryodhana sends Prātikāmin to summon Draupadī into the assembly—an act that intensifies the wrongdoing and scandal in the Kuru court.