Mahabharata 4.22.2 — Virata Parva, Adhyaya 22, Shloka 2
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas
अस्या: प्रदोषे शर्वर्या: कुरुष्वानेन संगतम् | दुःखं शोकं च निर्धूय याज्ञसेनि शुचिस्मिते
asyāḥ pradoṣe śarvaryāḥ kuruṣvānena saṅgatam | duḥkhaṃ śokaṃ ca nirdhūya yājñaseni śucismite |
Bhīmasena disse: “Ao crepúsculo da noite que se aproxima, prepara um encontro com ele. Sacode a dor e o luto, ó Yājñasenī—de sorriso puro—vai e diz a Kīcaka que venha ao salão de dança.”
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The verse highlights strategic action in the service of protection and justice: grief is to be set aside when decisive steps are needed to confront wrongdoing, while the vulnerable are safeguarded through careful planning rather than impulsive retaliation.
During the Pāṇḍavas’ incognito stay in Virāṭa’s kingdom, Kīcaka harasses Draupadī. Bhīma instructs Draupadī to arrange a dusk-time rendezvous and summon Kīcaka to the dance-hall, setting the stage for Bhīma to deal with him and end the threat.
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