Shloka 5
Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ
Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit
श्रूयतां तु प्रभो तत्त्वं दिव्यतां चात्मनो नृप । निर्माणं च शरीरस्य ततो धैर्यमवाप्रुहि
śrūyatāṁ tu prabho tattvaṁ divyatāṁ cātmano nṛpa | nirmāṇaṁ ca śarīrasya tato dhairyam avāpruhi ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Dengarlah, wahai tuanku, hakikat sebenar tentang dirimu—sifat ketuhananmu sendiri, dan cara yang menakjubkan bagaimana jasadmu dibentuk. Setelah mendengarnya daripada kami, wahai raja, genggamlah keteguhan dan keberanian.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges the listener (a king) to ground himself in knowledge of his true nature—described as divine—and to gain dhairya (steadfast courage) through understanding the deeper truth behind embodiment.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a king respectfully and prepares to disclose a ‘tattva’—a confidential, clarifying account of the king’s divine nature and the extraordinary formation of his body—so that the king may regain composure and resolve.