वयं तु धृतराष्ट्रेण सपुत्रेण दुरात्मना ॥
विवासिता न दग्धाश् च कथं चित् तस्य शासनात् ॥
तस्मान् मुक्ता वयं दाहाद् इमं वृक्षम् उपाश्रिताः ॥
कां दिशं प्रतिपत्स्यामः प्राप्ताः क्लेशम् अनुत्तमम् ॥
नातिदूरे च नगरं वनाद् अस्माद् धि लक्षये ॥
जागर्तव्ये स्वपन्तीमे हन्त जागर्म्य् अहं स्वयम् ॥
पास्यन्तीमे जलं पश्चात् प्रतिबुद्धा जितक्लमाः ॥
इति भीमो व्यवस्यैव जजागार स्वयं तदा ॥
vayaṃ tu dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa saputreṇa durātmanā ||
vivāsitā na dagdhāś ca kathaṃ cit tasya śāsanāt ||
tasmān muktā vayaṃ dāhād imaṃ vṛkṣam upāśritāḥ ||
kāṃ diśaṃ pratipatsyāmaḥ prāptāḥ kleśam anuttamam ||
nātidūre ca nagaraṃ vanād asmād dhi lakṣaye ||
jāgartavye svapantīme hanta jāgarmy ahaṃ svayam ||
pāsyantīme jalaṃ paścāt pratibuddhā jitaklamāḥ ||
iti bhīmo vyavasyaiva jajāgāra svayaṃ tadā ||
"We were exiled, and, by some means, not burned, at the command of the evil-souled Dhritarashtra and his son; freed from that burning, we have now taken refuge under this tree. In what direction shall we turn, having met with the utmost affliction? And not far from this forest, I make out a city. When they ought to be keeping watch, these sleep; well then, I myself will keep watch; they will drink water later, once awake and their weariness overcome." Vaishampayana said: "So resolving, Bhima himself kept watch then."
c2e75581dbdb · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:03:09 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here Bhima crowns his lament with an act of selfless vigilance. Telling is his resolve: "when they ought to keep watch, they sleep — I myself will keep watch": worn out no less than the others, he denies himself rest for the sake of his brothers' peace. Here is the heart of the true servant: to take upon oneself the labor and the hardship so as to ease those near. It is telling, too, that the strongest becomes also the unsleeping guardian: his might serves not to rule but to protect the sleeping. Thus the image of the devoted one shows itself, keeping watch while others sleep — a care that seeks neither reward nor recognition. Scripture thus shows the fullness of Bhima's service: by day he carries them, gives them water, mourns their lot, and keeps watch over their sleep — and in this unwearied love his strength is sanctified. This same night will bring him to his encounter with the rakshasa Hidimba — where Bhima's strength will again serve to protect those dear to him.