Shloka 16
मैत्रेयप्रश्नः—पुराणसंहिताप्रतिज्ञा च
Maitreya’s Questions and Parāśara’s Resolve to Teach
अलम् अत्यन्तकोपेन तात मन्युम् इमं जहि राक्षसा नापराध्यन्ते पितुस् ते विहितं तथा
alam atyantakopena tāta manyum imaṃ jahi rākṣasā nāparādhyante pitus te vihitaṃ tathā
হে প্ৰিয় বৎস, এই অতিশয় ক্ৰোধ যথেষ্ট; এই ৰাগ ত্যাগ কৰা। ৰাক্ষসসকলৰ কোনো অপৰাধ নাই; তেওঁলোকে তোমাৰ পিতাই বিধান কৰা মতে কৰে।
A pacifying elder/authority figure addressing a son (within the Purāṇic narrative; commonly framed in the Parāśara–Maitreya narration)
FAQs
This verse treats anger as spiritually and ethically destabilizing, urging self-control because events may unfold under higher ordinance rather than personal wrongdoing.
It suggests that some actions occur as part of an appointed cosmic or paternal command; therefore blame should be weighed against intention and rightful duty, not mere outcome.
The verse implies a governing order behind events—aligning with the Purāṇic view that the universe operates under higher regulation, ultimately grounded in the Supreme Reality that sustains dharma.