Shloka 9
Nārada–Vāyu–Śalmali Upākhyāna: Enmity with the Strong and the Primacy of Buddhi (नारद-वायु-शल्मलि उपाख्यानम्)
ऋषिर्दष्टवा नृपं तत्र जगहें सुभृशं तदा । कर्ता पापस्य महतो भ्रूणहा किमिहागत:
ṛṣir dṛṣṭvā nṛpaṃ tatra jagarhe subhṛśaṃ tadā | kartā pāpasya mahato bhrūṇahā kim ihāgataḥ ||
Bhīṣma sprach: Als der Weise den König dort erblickte, wies er ihn sogleich hart zurecht: „Du bist der Täter einer großen Sünde, ein Töter des Ungeborenen—wie bist du hierher gekommen? Was willst du von uns? Berühre mich auf keinerlei Weise. Geh, geh! Dein Verweilen hier ist uns nicht angenehm.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Grave wrongdoing (especially acts treated as brahmahatyā-like, such as bhrūṇa-hatyā) brings social and ritual exclusion; moral accountability applies even to kings, and sages may enforce ethical boundaries by refusing contact.
A king approaches a sage (apparently seeking contact or help), but the sage, recognizing him as guilty of a severe sin, condemns him and orders him to leave, refusing even physical touch.