Shloka 61
मातज्ी त्वथ शार्दूली श्वेता सुरभिरेव च । सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्ना सुरसा चैव भामिनी,क्रोधवशाने नौ प्रकारकी क्रोधजनित कन्याओंको जन्म दिया। उनके नाम ये हैं--मृगी, मृगमन्दा, हरी, भद्गमना, मातंगी, शार्दूली, श्वेता, सुरभि तथा सम्पूर्ण शुभ लक्षणोंसे सम्पन्न सुन्दरी सुरसा
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
matagī tv atha śārdūlī śvetā surabhir eva ca |
sarvalakṣaṇasampannā surasā caiva bhāminī |
krodhavaśāt nava prakārāḥ krodhajanita-kanyāḥ ajāyata | teṣāṃ nāmāni—mṛgī, mṛgamandā, harī, bhadgamanā, mataṅgī, śārdūlī, śvetā, surabhi tathā sampūrṇa-śubha-lakṣaṇaiḥ sampannā sundarī surasā |
Vaiśampāyana said: Their names were Mataṅgī, Śārdūlī, Śvetā, Surabhī, and the lovely Surasā—endowed with every auspicious mark. These were the nine maidens born of wrath. The passage underscores how unchecked anger can become a generative force, producing consequences and lineages marked by its nature.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (anger): when it dominates the mind, it becomes productive of further outcomes—here symbolized as 'daughters born of wrath'—suggesting that emotions, if unchecked, can shape future actions and even lineages.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that, under the sway of anger, a woman gives birth to nine maidens associated with wrath, listing their names and noting that Surasā is especially endowed with auspicious qualities.