Shloka 29
Śikhaṇḍinī’s Marriage Arrangement and the Daśārṇa Envoy’s Accusation (शिखण्डिनी-विवाह-विप्रलम्भ-प्रसङ्गः)
प्रतिज्ञातो हि भवता दुःखप्रतिशमो मम । भवेयं पुरुषो यक्ष त्वत्प्रसादादनिन्दित:
pratijñāto hi bhavatā duḥkhapratiśamo mama | bhaveyaṃ puruṣo yakṣa tvatprasādādaninditaḥ ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Pois tu de fato me prometeste o alívio do meu sofrimento. Ó Yakṣa, por tua graça, que eu volte a ser homem—sem culpa e sem mancha.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical reliance on a pledged word (pratijñā) and the ideal of becoming “anindita”—restored not merely in form but in moral standing—through rightful relief from suffering granted by a higher power’s favor.
Bhīṣma addresses a Yakṣa, reminding him of a promise to end Bhīṣma’s suffering, and requests restoration to human status through the Yakṣa’s grace, emphasizing the binding nature of the promise and the desire for an honorable, blameless return.