Shloka 80
Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः
भोजने भीमसेनस्य पाप: प्राक्षेपयद् विषम् । कालकूटं नवं तीक्ष्णं सम्भूतं लोमहर्षणम्,जिस पापीने भीमसेनके भोजनमें नूतन, तीक्ष्ण, परिमाणमें अधिक एवं रोमांचकारी कालकूट नामक विष डलवा दिया था
vaiśampāyana uvāca | bhojane bhīmasenasya pāpaḥ prākṣepayad viṣam | kālakūṭaṃ navaṃ tīkṣṇaṃ sambhūtaṃ lomaharṣaṇam |
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Seorang pendosa telah menyebabkan racun dicampurkan ke dalam makanan Bhīmasena—racun Kālakūṭa yang baru disediakan, amat tajam dan dahsyat kekuatannya, menggerunkan hingga membuat bulu roma berdiri. Petikan ini menegaskan beratnya pengkhianatan: mencederakan orang lain melalui tipu daya digambarkan sebagai perbuatan yang sangat adharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns covert harm and betrayal: administering poison through deception is presented as a deeply sinful, adharmic act, highlighting that unethical means—especially treachery against the unsuspecting—carry grave moral weight.
The narrator states that a wicked person arranged for Bhīmasena’s food to be laced with a terrifying, highly potent poison called Kālakūṭa, indicating an attempted murder by stealth rather than open confrontation.