वैशंपायन उवाच
ततो रात्र्यां व्यतीतायाम् अन्नम् आदाय पाण्डवः ॥
भीमसेनो ययौ तत्र यत्रासौ पुरुषादकः ॥
आसाद्य तु वनं तस्य रक्षसः पाण्डवो बली ॥
आजुहाव ततो नाम्ना तदन्नम् उपयोजयन् ॥
ततः स राक्षसः श्रुत्वा भीमसेनस्य तद् वचः ॥
आजगाम सुसंक्रुद्धो यत्र भीमो व्यवस्थितः ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
tato rātryāṃ vyatītāyām annam ādāya pāṇḍavaḥ ||
bhīmaseno yayau tatra yatrāsau puruṣādakaḥ ||
āsādya tu vanaṃ tasya rakṣasaḥ pāṇḍavo balī ||
ājuhāva tato nāmnā tadannam upayojayan ||
tataḥ sa rākṣasaḥ śrutvā bhīmasenasya tad vacaḥ ||
ājagāma susaṃkruddho yatra bhīmo vyavasthitaḥ ||
Vaishampayana said: "When the night had passed, Bhima, taking food, went to where the man-eater was. Reaching the demon's forest, the mighty Pandava called him by name, taking up that food; and that rakshasa, hearing Bhima's word, greatly enraged, came to where Bhima stood."
c4d986323d41 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:19:51 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Bhima meets the monster without a trace of fear, turning the very tribute into an instrument of challenge. It is telling that he does not beg or steal in, but openly calls the man-eater by name while eating the food set aside as his due: the boldness of the righteous is fearless and open. Here is the calm of strength that already knows its victory — only one who fears is fearsome, and Bhima does not fear at all. So the scripture shows that the deliverer comes to the tyrant not as a supplicant but as a commanding judge; and eating the tribute before the devourer's eyes is a visible sign of the end of his power.