Text 37]
Questions by Vidura
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so many schemes to put Yudhiṣṭhira into difficulty, and at last the Battle of Kurukṣetra was brought about. After the Battle of Kurukṣetra, Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was again able to rule his legitimate kingdom, and he reinstated the principles of honor and respect for religion. That is the beauty of a kingdom ruled by a pious king like Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira.
TEXT 37
किं वा कृताघेष्वधमत्यमर्षी भीमोऽहिवदीर्घतमं व्यमुञ्चत् । यस्याङ्घ्रिपातं रणभूर्न रोहे मार्गं गदायाश्वरतो विचित्रम् ॥३७॥
kim vā kṛtāgheṣv aghamaty amarṣī bhīmo 'hivad dīrghatamam vyamuñcat yasyāñghri-pātam raṇa-bhūr na sehe mārgam gadāyāś carato vicitram
kim—whether; vā—either; kṛta—performed; agheṣu—unto the sinners; aghamati—angry; amarṣī—unconquerable; bhīmaḥ—Bhīma; ahivat—like the cobra; dīrghatamam—long-cherished; vyamuñcat—has released; yasya—whose; añghri-pātam—putting on the steps; raṇa-bhūḥ—the field of battle; na—could not; sehe—tolerate; mārgam—the path; gadāyāḥ—by the clubs; carataḥ—playing; vicitram—wonderful.
TRANSLATION
[Please tell me] whether the unconquerable Bhīma, who is like a cobra, has released his long-cherished anger upon the sinners? The field of battle could not tolerate even the wonderful playing of his club when he stepped on the path.
PURPORT
Vidura knew the strength of Bhīma. Whenever Bhīma was on the battle-field, his steps on the path and the wonderful playing of his club were unbearable for the enemy. Powerful Bhīma did not take steps against the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra for a long time. Vidura's inquiry was whether he had yet released his anger, which was like that of a suffering cobra. When a cobra releases its venom after long-cherished anger, its victim cannot survive.