Shloka 36
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas
भीमसेन उवाच एवमेतत् करिष्यामि यथा त्वं भीरु भाषसे । अद्य तं॑ सूदयिष्यामि कीचकं सह बान्धवै:,भीमसेन बोले--ठीक है, भीरु! तुम जैसा कहती हो, वही करूँगा। आज मैं उस कीचकको उसके भाई-बन्धुओंसहित मार डालूँगा
bhīmasena uvāca evam etat kariṣyāmi yathā tvaṃ bhīru bhāṣase | adya taṃ sūdayiṣyāmi kīcakaṃ saha bāndhavaiḥ ||
Bhīmasena berkata: “Benar demikian. Wahai yang gentar, aku akan melakukan tepat seperti yang kau katakan. Hari ini juga aku akan menumpaskan Kīcaka, bersama kaum kerabatnya.”
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Strength is to be used in service of dharma: Bhīma’s pledge frames violence not as personal rage but as the removal of an oppressor who violates social and moral boundaries, thereby protecting the vulnerable and restoring order.
In the Virāṭa kingdom during the Pāṇḍavas’ incognito exile, Bhīma responds to the distressed appeal (implicitly Draupadī) and vows to kill Kīcaka—an influential aggressor—along with his supporters/kinsmen.