arjunaḥ sahasājñāyety asyāyaṁ bhāvaḥ—śrī-kṛṣṇena brahma-bandhum imaṁ jahi [bhā.pu. 1.7.35] ity eṣā śrutiḥ, brahma-bandhur na hantavyaḥ [bhā.pu. 1.7.53] ity anena spaṣṭīkṛtā |
brahma-bandhur apīti hi tasyās tātparyam |
brahma-bandhutvaṁ cāsyātatāyitvenaiva vivakṣitam |
vadhārhaṇatvaṁ tv ātatāyi-mātreṇa vihitam |
tatrāyāntaṁ jighāṁsantam iti viśeṣaṇaṁ tat-parīkṣaṇārthaṁ gopitam |
tatra hi tatra tarodyatasyaiva hananam āyāti, viśeṣaṇ-vaiyarthyāt |
ata eva pratijñātatvena tulyatve’pi drauṇer udyatasya vadhi’numato baddhasya tu nāsya |
ātatāyitvaṁ nyāye yuddhe’pi matam—ātatāyino me [bhā.pu. 1.9.38] iti śrī-bhīṣma-vacanāt |
yat tu paripāhy anuśāsanam ity uktam |
tac ca brahma-bandhum imaṁ jahīti pūrvoktānusāreṇaiva |
tad evam asyānuśāsana-trayasya draupadī-bhīmayor mitho viruddha-vākya-dvayasya sva-pratijñāyāś ca yugapat samādhāyakaṁ maṇi-haraṇādikam eva kariṣyāmīti ||