Karna said: -
1. We have not heard of such an act performed by any woman who are noted in this world for their beauty.
2. When the sons of Pandu and Dhritarashtra were excited with anger, this Krishna, the daughter of Drupada, become their salvation.
3. The sons of Pandu were sinking boatless in an ocean of distress, this Panchali, becoming a boat to them, brought them safely to the shore.
Vaishampayana said: -
4. Hearing the words, “A woman is the refuge for the sons of Pandu, “uttered in the midst of the Kurus (by Kama), the angry Bhima in great affliction said:
Bhima said: -
5. (O Arjuna), Devala has said that offspring, acts and learning, these are the three lights that is in every person, for from these (three) has sprung the creation.
6. When life becomes extinct and the body becomes impure and is cast off by the relatives, these three (offspring, acts and learning) become of service to every person.
7. But the light that is in us has been dimmed by this act of insult done to our wife. O Dhananjaya, how can a son born from this insulted wife of ours prove serviceable to us?
Arjuna said: -
8-9. O descendant of Bharata, great men never care about the harsh words that may or may not be uttered by inferior men. Persons that have earned respects for themselves, even if they are able to retaliate, do not remember the acts of hostility done by their enemies, but they treasure up only their good deeds.
Bhima said: -
10. O king of kings, shall I here at once kill all these foes assembled together, or O descendant of Bharata, shall I destroy them all by the roots outside the palace?
11. O descendant of Bharata, what need is there for discussion (in this matter) or what need is there for (your) command? I shall kill all these (men) even now, and O king, (then) rule the whole earth without a rival.
Vaishampayana said: -
12. Having said this Bhima with his younger brothers repeatedly cast his angry glances around as a lion does towards a herd of small animals.
13. Partha (Arjuna) of pure deeds pacified him with appealing looks, but the mighty armed and powerful (Bhima) began to bum in the fire of his anger.
14. O king, fire with smokes, sparks and flames began to issue out of his ears and other senses, so much angry he became.
15. His face became terrible to look at in consequence of his furrowed brows as that of Yama himself at the time of universal destruction.
16. O descendant of Bharata, thereupon Yudhisthira embracing him with his arms asked the mighty armed hero to forbear, telling him “Be not so. Remain in silence and peace.” And
17. Having pacified the mighty armed (Bhima) with eyes red in anger, the king (Yudhisthira) approached his sire Dhritarashtra.
Thus ends the seventy second chapter, the wrath of Bhima, in the Dyuta of the Sabha Parva.