Shloka 19
Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ब्राह्मणं क्रोधसंतप्तं ज्वलन्तमिव तेजसा । दृष्टवा साध्वी मनुष्येन्द्र सान्त्वपूर्व वचो5ब्रवीत्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca brāhmaṇaṁ krodha-santaptaṁ jvalantam iva tejasā | dṛṣṭvā sādhvī manuṣyendra sāntva-pūrvaṁ vaco 'bravīt ||
قال ماركانديّا: فلما رأت البرهمن وقد لَفَحَه الغضب، متوهّجًا كأنه يشتعل بوهجٍ ناريّ، قالت المرأة الفاضلة، يا سيّد الناس، كلامًا يسكّنه أولًا، ثم نطقت بألفاظٍ رقيقة للمصالحة.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that dharma is upheld through restraint and gentle speech: when anger burns like fire, the righteous response is to soothe, de-escalate, and speak conciliatory words rather than inflame the situation.
Markandeya narrates that a virtuous woman, upon seeing a brāhmaṇa consumed by anger and blazing with tejas, addresses him calmly—beginning with words meant to pacify him before proceeding with what she has to say.