ततो भीमो वनं घोरं प्रविश्य विजनं महत् ॥
न्यग्रोधं विपुलच्छायं रमणीयम् उपाद्रवत् ॥
तत्र निक्षिप्य तान् सर्वान् उवाच भरतर्षभः ॥
पानीयं मृगयामीह विश्रमध्वम् इति प्रभो ॥
एते रुवन्ति मधुरं सारसा जलचारिणः ॥
ध्रुवम् अत्र जलस्थायो महान् इति मतिर् मम ॥
अनुज्ञातः स गच्छेति भ्रात्रा ज्येष्ठेन भारत ॥
जगाम तत्र यत्र स्म रुवन्ति जलचारिणः ॥
स तत्र पीत्वा पानीयं स्नात्वा च भरतर्षभ ॥
उत्तरीयेण पानीयम् आजहार तदा नृप ॥
tato bhīmo vanaṃ ghoraṃ praviśya vijanaṃ mahat ||
nyagrodhaṃ vipulacchāyaṃ ramaṇīyam upādravat ||
tatra nikṣipya tān sarvān uvāca bharatarṣabhaḥ ||
pānīyaṃ mṛgayāmīha viśramadhvam iti prabho ||
ete ruvanti madhuraṃ sārasā jalacāriṇaḥ ||
dhruvam atra jalasthāyo mahān iti matir mama ||
anujñātaḥ sa gaccheti bhrātrā jyeṣṭhena bhārata ||
jagāma tatra yatra sma ruvanti jalacāriṇaḥ ||
sa tatra pītvā pānīyaṃ snātvā ca bharatarṣabha ||
uttarīyeṇa pānīyam ājahāra tadā nṛpa ||
"Then Bhima, having entered the dreadful, deserted, great forest, ran up to a spreading, shady, beautiful banyan tree; there, setting them all down, the bull among the Bharatas said: 'I will seek water here; rest yourselves. Hear how sweetly the sarasa water-birds are crying; surely there is a great pool of water nearby — so I think.' Given leave by his elder brother's word 'go,' he went to where the water-birds were crying; and having drunk water there and bathed, he brought back water in his upper garment, O king."
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Here Bhima, though weary himself, thinks first of the others. It is telling that he does not first quench his own thirst but hastens to bring water to his mother and brothers: one who truly serves places another's need before his own. Telling too is his resourcefulness: from the cry of water-birds he divines the pool — an attentiveness born of care. And telling is his deference: he goes only "with the leave of his elder brother" — even in a small matter, the strong man honors his elder. Here appear the marks of the true servant: attentiveness to the needs of others, ingenuity turned to their benefit, and humility before the elder. Thus scripture shows that Bhima's might is inseparable from humility and love — and it is this that makes it a blessing.