Shloka 24
कर्णप्रवेशः—रङ्गे द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रस्तावः तथा अङ्गराज्याभिषेकः
Karna’s Entry, Duel Proposal, and Consecration as King of Aṅga
तथैनं बलिनां श्रेष्ठ तस्य राज्ञो महात्मन: । मातरिश्वा ददौ पुत्र भीम॑ नाम महाबलम्,“उसी प्रकार उन महात्मा राजाको साक्षात् वायु देवताने यह महाबली भीम नामक पुत्र प्रदान किया है, जो समस्त बलवानोंमें श्रेष्ठ है
tathaiva enaṃ balināṃ śreṣṭha tasya rājño mahātmanaḥ | mātariśvā dadau putra bhīmaṃ nāma mahābalam ||
毗舍摩波耶那说道：“同样地，噢，强者之中最卓越者，摩多利施梵（Mātariśvan，风神）赐予那位大心之王一子，力大无穷，名为毗摩（Bhīma）——将为诸强之首。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that extraordinary capacities can be understood as divinely sanctioned gifts, meant to serve a larger dharmic purpose; Bhīma’s strength is presented not as mere power, but as a destined endowment within a righteous lineage.
Vaiśampāyana continues the account of the Pāṇḍavas’ births, stating that the Wind-god Mātariśvan granted the king a son named Bhīma, renowned as the foremost among the strong.