Shloka 23
कामधेनुसैन्यप्रादुर्भावः
Kamadhenu’s Forces, Visvamitra’s Austerities, and Vasishta’s Wrath
वसिष्ठस्य च ये शिष्यास्तथैव मृगपक्षिण:।विद्रवन्ति भयाद्भीता नानादिग्भ्यस्सहस्रश:।।1.55.23।।
vasiṣṭhasya ca ye śiṣyās tathaiva mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ |
vidravanti bhayād bhītā nānādigbhyaḥ sahasraśaḥ || 1.55.23 ||
বসিষ্ঠের শিষ্যরাও, তদ্রূপ মৃগ ও পক্ষীরাও, ভয়ে অতিশয় সন্ত্রস্ত হয়ে সহস্র সহস্র করে নানা দিকের দিকে পলায়ন করল।
The disciples of Vasishta as well as animals and birds got terrified by the fear and fled in their thousands in all directions.
FAQs
Dharma recognizes the wider circle of life affected by violence; harm to a sacred community also terrorizes innocents—humans and non-humans alike.
As the astras threaten the hermitage, Vasiṣṭha’s students and the local fauna scatter in panic.
The implied virtue is compassion (dayā) and protection of dependents; its violation is made visible through the mass flight.