Mahabharata 3.147.53 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 147, Shloka 53
Bhīmasena–Hanūmān Saṃvāda: The Tail Test and the Divine Path
चिक्षेप तरसा भीम: समन्ताद् बलिनां वर: | विनदन् सुमहातेजा नृसिंह इव दर्पितः
cikṣepa tarasā bhīmaḥ samantād balināṃ varaḥ | vinadan sumahātejā nṛsiṃha iva darpitaḥ ||
تب قوتوروں میں سرفہرست بھیم نے زور کے ساتھ ہر سمت چیزیں پھینکنا شروع کر دیں۔ عظیم تجلّی سے دہکتا ہوا، غرور میں بھرا، وہ نرسمہ کی طرح ہیبت ناک دھاڑنے لگا۔
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The verse highlights the moral risk of darpa (pride): even legitimate strength becomes ethically unstable when driven by self-exultation, leading to uncontrolled, potentially harmful action.
Bhīma, overcome by forceful energy, begins throwing things in all directions and roaring fiercely, compared to Narasiṃha—signaling a moment of intimidating, unrestrained power in the forest setting.
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