Shloka 56
Babhruvāhana’s Lament and Appeal for Expiation (प्रायश्चित्त-याचना)
उत्थाय च महाबाहु: पर्याश्वस्तो धनंजय: । बभ्रुवाहनमालिड्ग्य समाजिघ्रत मूर्थनि,महाबाहु अर्जुन भलीभाँति स्वस्थ होकर उठे और बभ्रुवाहनको हृदयसे लगाकर उसका मस्तक सूँघने लगे
utthāya ca mahābāhuḥ paryāśvasto dhanañjayaḥ | babhrūvāhanam āliṅgya samājighrata mūrdhani ||
毗舍摩波耶那说道：随后，持财者（阿周那）这位臂力无双的英雄起身，已然完全复原。他拥抱跋婆卢伐诃那，满怀慈爱地嗅其头顶——这是父亲认子与和解的亲密举动，昭示血缘之系，并使冲突之后的和谐得以复归。
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after violent confrontation, dharma is fulfilled through restoration—recognizing kinship, showing compassion, and re-establishing social and familial harmony rather than clinging to resentment.
Arjuna, now recovered and composed, rises and embraces Babhrūvāhana, then affectionately smells his head—signaling paternal affection, acceptance, and reconciliation.