Shloka 64
Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)
जटी यज्ञोपवीती च भगवान् बालरूपधृक् । यज्ञवार्टं गत: श्रीमान् दानवेन्द्रस्य वै तदा
jaṭī yajñopavītī ca bhagavān bālarūpadhṛk | yajñavārṭaṃ gataḥ śrīmān dānavendrasya vai tadā ||
Sinabi ni Bhīmasena: “Noon, ang maringal na Panginoon—may buhok na nakapulupot na jata, suot ang banal na sinulid (yajñopavīta), at nasa anyo ng isang batang lalaki—ay nagtungo sa pook ng paghahandog (yajña) ng pinuno ng mga Dānava.”
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of adopting dharmic signs—ascetic restraint (jaṭā) and Vedic discipline (yajñopavīta)—and the motif of divine strategy: the Lord may assume humble forms to enter hostile spaces and guide events toward a righteous outcome.
Bhīma narrates that the Lord, disguised as an ascetic-like figure and taking the form of a boy, went to the sacrificial arena belonging to the leader of the Dānavas, setting up an encounter within the context of a yajña.