Shloka 72
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas
क्रोधाविष्टो विनि:श्वस्य पुनश्चैनं वृकोदर: । जग्राह जयतां श्रेष्ठ: केशेष्वेव तदा भूशम्,विजयी वीरोंमें श्रेष्ठ भीमसेनका क्रोधावेश अभी उतरा नहीं था। उन्होंने पुनः बारंबार उच्छवास लेकर कीचकके केश पकड़ लिये
krodhāviṣṭo viniḥśvasya punaś cainaṃ vṛkodaraḥ | jagrāha jayatāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ keśeṣv eva tadā bhṛśam ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Masih dikuasai amarah dan tercungap-cungap berulang kali, Vṛkodara—Bhīmasena, yang terunggul antara para pemenang—sekali lagi menggenggam Kīcaka dengan kuat pada rambutnya. Adegan ini menegaskan bahawa murka yang benar, apabila dilepaskan demi mempertahankan maruah dan keadilan, boleh kekal menyala hingga si pelaku kezaliman ditundukkan sepenuhnya.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral tension between anger and duty: when confronting grave wrongdoing, force may be employed to uphold dharma, yet the narrative also shows how anger can persist and must ultimately be governed by righteous purpose rather than personal rage.
Bhīma (Vṛkodara), still inflamed with anger and breathing heavily, again seizes Kīcaka by the hair, continuing the overpowering of Kīcaka in the climactic confrontation of the Kīcaka episode in the Virāṭa court.