Mahabharata 3.147.74 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 147, Shloka 74
Bhīmasena–Hanūmān Saṃvāda: The Tail Test and the Divine Path
स भीमसेनस्तच्छुत्वा सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरुह: । शब्दप्रभवमन्विच्छंक्षचार कदलीवनम्,उसे सुनकर भीमसेनके रोंगटे खड़े हो गये और उसके कारणको हढूँढ़नेके लिये वे उस केलेके बगीचेमें घूमने लगे
sa bhīmasenas tac chrutvā samprahṛṣṭa-tanūruhaḥ | śabda-prabhavam anvicchan kṣacāra kadalīvanam ||
அந்த ஒலியைக் கேட்டதும் பீமசேனனின் உடல்மயிர்கள் சிலிர்த்தன. அந்தச் சத்தத்தின் தோற்றத்தை அறிய விரும்பி, அவன் கதிரிவனத்தில் அலைந்து அதன் காரணத்தைத் தேடினான்।
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The verse highlights alertness and purposeful inquiry: when confronted with an unusual event, Bhīma does not react blindly but seeks the cause, showing courage guided by investigation rather than mere impulse.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīmasena, startled and thrilled by a sound, enters and wanders through a plantain grove to locate the origin of that noise.
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