Shloka 26
अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः
Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning
ततोअब्रवीत् पुनर्मुत्युर्भगवन्तं पितामहम् । न हरेयं प्रजा देव पुनश्चाहं प्रसादये
tato 'bravīt punar mṛtyur bhagavantaṃ pitāmaham | na hareyaṃ prajā deva punaś cāhaṃ prasādaye ||
Da wandte sich der Tod erneut an den ehrwürdigen Ahnvater (Brahmā): „O Herr, ich vermag die Vernichtung der Geschöpfe nicht zu vollbringen. Darum suche ich abermals deine Gnade und Erlaubnis.“
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even forces associated with destruction (like Death) are portrayed as operating under dharma and divine sanction, not as arbitrary violence; the preservation of creatures and the regulation of dissolution must align with cosmic order and compassionate governance.
Personified Death approaches Brahmā (the Grandfather) and states an inability or unwillingness to destroy living beings, requesting Brahmā’s grace/permission—indicating that the function of death is subject to higher ordinance and moral restraint.