Shloka 21
आदि पर्व — अध्याय 148: कुन्ती–ब्राह्मणसंवादः (दुःखमूल-प्रश्नः) / Kuntī and the Brahmin: Inquiry into the Root of Suffering
स्कन्धमारोप्य जननीं यमावड्केन वीर्यवान् | पार्थो गृहीत्वा पाणिभ्यां भ्रातरौ सुमहाबल:,राजेन्द्र! भयंकर वेग और पराक्रमवाले भीमसेन अपने सब भाइयों तथा माताको भी साथ लिये चल रहे थे। वे महान् बल और पराक्रमसे सम्पन्न थे। उन्होंने माताको तो कंधेपर चढ़ा लिया और नकुल-सहदेवको गोदमें उठा लिया तथा शेष दोनों भाइयोंको दोनों हाथोंसे पकड़कर उन्हें सहारा देते हुए चलने लगे
skandham āropya jananīṃ yamāvaṅkena vīryavān | pārtho gṛhītvā pāṇibhyāṃ bhrātarau sumahābalaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: O herói de força imensa pôs a mãe sobre o ombro; levou nos braços os gêmeos—filhos de Yama (Nakula e Sahadeva)—e, segurando pelas mãos os outros dois irmãos, avançou com velocidade e vigor formidáveis, para que a família não se dispersasse em meio ao perigo.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Strength is ethically meaningful when used to protect others—especially one’s mother and younger dependents. The verse highlights dharma as responsibility: in danger, the strong must bear the burden so the vulnerable may survive.
During a perilous flight, the powerful Pāṇḍava (called Pārtha here, contextually Bhīma) carries his mother on his shoulder, holds two brothers by the hands, and carries the twin brothers (Nakula and Sahadeva) on his lap, moving swiftly to keep the family safe.