Shloka 38
अम्बाया रामजामदग्न्यशरणगमनम्
Ambā Seeks Refuge with Rāma Jāmadagnya
मम तु व्यसनस्यास्य भीष्मो मूलं महाव्रत: । येनाहं वशमानीता समुत्क्षिप्प बलात् तदा
mama tu vyasanasyāsya bhīṣmo mūlaṃ mahāvrataḥ | yenāhaṃ vaśamānītā samutkṣipya balāt tadā |
Quanto a mim, a raiz desta minha desgraça é Bhīṣma, o grande guardião do voto. Pois foi ele quem, então, me tomou à força, ergueu-me e me colocou no carro, submeteu-me ao seu domínio e me levou a Hastināpura.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of coercion: even when performed by a renowned vow-keeper, an act done “by force” can become the perceived root of another’s suffering, showing how power used without consent generates lasting moral and personal consequences.
The speaker attributes her present misfortune to Bhīṣma, stating that he once forcibly lifted and carried her away, subduing her and taking her to Hastināpura—framing Bhīṣma’s intervention as the initiating cause of her distress.