Shloka 16
यवक्रीत-वधः
The Slaying of Yavakrīta at Raibhya’s Hermitage
जलहीन सरो दृष्टवा यवक्रीस्त्वरित: पुन: । जगाम सरितः: सर्वास्ताश्चाप्पासन् विशोषिता:,इसके जाते ही सरोवरका पानी सूख गया। सरोवरको जलहीन हुआ देख यवक्रीत फिर तुरंत ही समस्त सरिताओंके पास गया; परंतु इसके जानेपर वे सब भी सूख गयीं
jalahīnaṃ saraḥ dṛṣṭvā yavakrītaḥ tvaritaḥ punaḥ | jagāma saritaḥ sarvāḥ tāś cāpaśan viśoṣitāḥ ||
Seeing the lake bereft of water, Yavakrīta hurried off once again. He went to all the rivers, but after he departed, they too were found dried up—showing how his restless, self-driven pursuit could not secure lasting relief and how nature itself seemed to withdraw from misuse and arrogance.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power or urgency without humility and right conduct does not yield stable results; when actions are driven by pride or misuse, even supportive forces (symbolized by water sources) can withdraw, revealing the moral causality embedded in dharma.
Yavakrīta sees a lake has become waterless and rushes to the rivers for water; yet after he leaves, the rivers too are found dried up, intensifying the crisis and underscoring that the environment is responding adversely to the situation around him.