Shloka 9
भीमस्य बल्लव-प्रतिज्ञा तथा अर्जुनस्य बृहन्नडा-रूप-निर्णयः
Bhīma’s Ballava Vow and Arjuna’s Decision to Become Bṛhannadā
आरालिको गोविकर्ता सूपकर्ता नियोधक: । आसं युधिष्ठटिरस्याहमिति वक्ष्यामि पृच्छत:,महाराजके पूछनेपर मैं यह कहूँगा कि मैं राजा युधिष्ठिरके यहाँ आरालिक (मतवाले हाथियोंको भी काबूमें करनेवाला गजशिक्षक), गोविकर्ता (महाबली वृषभोंको भी पछाड़कर उन्हें नाथनेवाला), सूपकर्ता (दाल-साग आदि भाँति-भाँतिके व्यंजन बनानेवाला) तथा नियोधक (दंगली पहलवान) रहा हूँ
ārālikaḥ govikartā sūpakartā niyodhakaḥ | āsaṃ yudhiṣṭhirasya aham iti vakṣyāmi pṛcchataḥ ||
اگر مہاراج پوچھیں تو میں کہوں گا کہ میں راجا یُدھِشٹھِر کے یہاں آرالِک، گووِکرتا، سوپکرتا اور نیو دھک کے طور پر رہا ہوں۔
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True strength can express itself through restraint and service. Bhīma accepts a humble public role to protect a higher obligation—keeping the exile-vow intact and avoiding premature violence—showing that dharma may require patience, concealment, and disciplined self-control.
During the incognito year, the Pāṇḍavas plan their assumed identities. Bhīma states that if anyone asks, he will claim to have been employed under Yudhiṣṭhira as an animal-tamer, cook, and wrestler—roles that fit his power while keeping their true identities hidden.