Shloka 21
खरस्य क्रोधः — शूर्पणखावृत्तान्तकथनम्
Khara’s Wrath and Śūrpaṇakhā’s Report
इति तस्यां ब्रुवाणायां चतुर्दश महाबलान्।व्यादिदेश खरः क्रुद्धो राक्षसानन्तकोपमान्।।।।
iti tasyāṃ bruvāṇāyāṃ caturdaśa mahābalān | vyādideśa kharaḥ kruddho rākṣasān antakopamān ||
Als sie so sprach, befahl der erzürnte Khara vierzehn mächtigen Rākṣasas, die so grimmig waren wie der Tod selbst.
Thus commanded, the fourteen demons along with Surpanakha rushed there like wind-blown clouds.
FAQs
Uncontrolled anger (krodha) drives adharma and rash decisions; dharma calls for self-mastery before exercising authority.
Hearing Śūrpaṇakhā’s words, Khara responds by deploying a force of fourteen rākṣasas to attack.
By contrast (through negation), the verse highlights the virtue of restraint—showing how its absence leads to violent escalation.