Shloka 226
धर्मरहस्योपदेशः
Dharma-rahasya Instruction: Vows, Truth, and Non-injury
गूढभावं समाश्रित्य कीचक: सगणो हत: । “विराटनगरमें अज्ञातवास करते समय इन्होंने द्रौषपदीका प्रिय करनेकी इच्छासे छिपे- छिपे जाकर केवल बाहुबलसे कीचकको उसके साथियोंसहित मार डाला था
gūḍhabhāvaṃ samāśritya kīcakaḥ sagaṇo hataḥ |
Wika ni Sañjaya: Sa pagtatago ng tunay na pagkakakilanlan at sa lihim na layon, pinaslang niya si Kīcaka kasama ang mga tauhan nito. Inaalaala nito ang nangyari sa lungsod ni Virāṭa noong ang mga Pāṇḍava ay namumuhay nang palihim: nang tangkain ni Kīcaka na lapastanganin si Draupadī, palihim na nagtungo si Bhīma at sa lakas ng bisig lamang ay pinatay si Kīcaka at ang mga kasamahan nito, upang ipagtanggol ang dangal niya at itaguyod ang dharma.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that strength and strategy may be used ethically to protect the vulnerable and uphold dharma: wrongdoing driven by lust and abuse of power (Kīcaka) warrants decisive restraint and punishment, even if carried out discreetly to preserve a larger righteous purpose (the Pāṇḍavas’ incognito vow).
Sanjaya reminds Dhṛtarāṣṭra of an earlier event: during the Pāṇḍavas’ year of incognito exile in Virāṭa’s city, Kīcaka pursued Draupadī with immoral intent; Bhīma, acting secretly, killed Kīcaka along with his associates.