Shloka 16

Puṣkara-Tīrtha-Māhātmya and the Phala of Pilgrimage

Nārada–Yudhiṣṭhira; Pulastya–Bhīṣma Transmission

Devanagari script

तथा लालप्यमानां तां निशम्य परवीरहा । भीमसेनो महाराज द्रौपदीमिदमब्रवीत्‌,महाराज! इस प्रकार विलाप करती हुई द्रौपदीकी बात सुनकर शत्रुवीरोंका संहार करनेवाले भीमसेनने उससे इस प्रकार कहा

Transliteration

tathā lālapyamānāṃ tāṃ niśamya paravīrahā | bhīmaseno mahārāja draupadīm idam abravīt ||

Translation

மகாராஜா! இவ்வாறு புலம்பிய த்ரௌபதியின் சொற்களை கேட்டுப் பகை வீரர்களை அழிப்பவன் பீமசேனன் அவளிடம் இவ்வாறு கூறினான்।

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

लालप्यमानाम्lamenting, wailing (being lamented/uttering lament)

ताम्her

निशम्यhaving heard, after listening

परवीरहाslayer of enemy-heroes

भीमसेनःBhimasena

महाराजO great king

द्रौपदीम्Draupadi

इदम्this

अब्रवीत्said, spoke

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Draupadī

Mahārāja (address to the king in the frame narrative)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical sequence: first, truly hearing another’s suffering (Draupadī’s lament), and then responding with purposeful counsel. It prepares the ground for dharma-guided action—grief is not ignored, but transformed into resolve aligned with justice and duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīma hears Draupadī lamenting and then begins to speak to her. This is a transition verse introducing Bhīma’s forthcoming words and signaling a shift from lamentation to deliberation and action.