Shloka 20

Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses

Sanskrit

क्षान्त्याऽस्पदं वै ब्राह्मण्यं क्रोधसंयमनं तपः ।

एतच्छ्रुत्वा ददौ शापं तयोऽप्यमितद्युतिः ॥

Transliteration

kṣāntyāspadaṃ vai brāhmaṇyaṃ krodhasaṃyamanaṃ tapaḥ | etac chrutvā dadau śāpaṃ tayor apy amitadyutiḥ ||

Translation

إن الحِلم حقًّا هو أساس البراهمنيّة، وكبحُ الغضب هو الزهدُ الحقيقي. ومع أنه سمع ذلك، فإن ذا البهاء الذي لا يُقاس نطق مع ذلك بلعنةٍ عليهما كليهما.

Speakers

• Unspecified in excerpt; narrative indicates a luminous ascetic/brāhmaṇa figure reacts by cursing two persons

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Anger and self-control
• Power of speech (śāpa)
• Paradox of spiritual power without restraint