Shloka 62
Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)
संस्मरन् संगमं चैव वचन चैव तस्य तत् | ततो द्रुपदमागम्य सखिपूर्वमहं प्रभो
saṃsmaran saṅgamaṃ caiva vacanaṃ caiva tasya tat | tato drupadam āgamya sakhipūrvam ahaṃ prabho |
ఆ సమయంలో మా పూర్వసంగమం, అప్పట్లో అతడు పలికిన మాటలు నాకు మళ్లీ మళ్లీ గుర్తొచ్చాయి. ఆపై నేను నా పూర్వసఖుడు ద్రుపదుని దగ్గరకు చేరాను.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of prior relationships and spoken commitments: remembering an earlier meeting and words spoken, one appeals to friendship as a moral bond that ought to be recognized and honored.
The narrator reports that, recalling a past encounter and Drupada’s earlier words, he goes to Drupada—once his friend—and asks him to recognize him as a friend, approaching him with the expectations and intimacy of former friendship.