Shloka 4
अर्जुनागमनम्
Arjuna’s Arrival and Reunion on the Sacred Mountain
विस्तरेण च मे शंस भीमसेनपराक्रमम् । यत् यच्चक्रे महाबाहुस्तस्मिन् हैमवते गिरौ,आप मुझसे भीमसेनका पराक्रम विस्तारपूर्वक बतावें। उन महाबाहुने हिमालय पर्वतके शिखरपर रहते समय कौन-कौन-सा कार्य किया था?
vistareṇa ca me śaṃsa bhīmasena-parākramam | yat yat cakre mahābāhus tasmin haimavate girau ||
Sinabi ni Janamejaya: “Isalaysay mo sa akin nang buong detalye ang kagitingan ni Bhīmasena—anong mga gawa ang isinagawa ng bayaning makapangyarihan ang mga bisig habang siya’y naroon sa Bundok Himavat?”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic value of attentive inquiry and faithful transmission: a listener seeks a complete, accurate account of a hero’s conduct and deeds, implying that understanding virtue and strength requires detailed narration rather than vague praise.
Within the frame dialogue, King Janamejaya requests the narrator to recount, in detail, the exploits of Bhīma—specifically what Bhīma did while on the Himavat (Himalaya), setting up the forthcoming description of his Himalayan adventures.