Shloka 23
द्रौपदी-भीमसेनसंवादः
Draupadī–Bhīmasena Dialogue on Suffering, Kāla, and Daiva
सो<थयं राज्ञो विराटस्य कन्यानां नर्तको युवा । आस्ते वेषप्रतिच्छन्न: कन्यानां परिचारक:
so 'thāyaṁ rājño virāṭasya kanyānāṁ nartako yuvā | āste veṣa-praticchannaḥ kanyānāṁ paricārakaḥ ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—وہی نوجوان سورما اب راجا وِراٹ کی بیٹیوں کا رقاص/استادِ رقص بن کر، بھیس میں چھپا ہوا، ان کی خدمت میں مقیم ہے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Great power is not diminished by adopting humility or concealment; a dharmic aim—protecting one’s vow and the larger good—can require restraint, anonymity, and service even from the mightiest.
During the Pāṇḍavas’ incognito year, the hero (under a concealed identity) stays in King Virāṭa’s household, teaching dance to the princesses and serving them as an attendant while remaining hidden by disguise.