Shloka 6
अध्याय ७४: अक्रोध–क्षमा–निवासनीति
Chapter 74: Non-anger, Forbearance, and the Ethics of Residence
सिंहव्याप्रान् वराहांश्न महिषांश्न॒ गजांस्तथा । बबन्ध वृक्षे बलवानाश्रमस्य समीपत:,देवताओंके बालक-सा प्रतीत होनेवाला वह तेजस्वी कुमार वहाँ शीघ्रतापूर्वक बढ़ने लगा। छ: वर्षकी अवस्थामें ही वह बलवान् बालक कण्वके आश्रममें सिंहों, व्याप्रों, वराहों, भैंसों और हाथियोंको पकड़कर खींच लाता और आश्रमके समीपवर्ती वृक्षोंमें बाँध देता था
siṁhavyāghrān varāhāṁś ca mahiṣāṁś ca gajāṁs tathā | babandha vṛkṣe balavān āśramasya samīpataḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Even as a mere child—yet radiant like a divine being—the boy quickly grew in strength. While still only six years old, he would seize lions, tigers, boars, buffaloes, and even elephants, drag them to Kaṇva’s hermitage, and bind them to trees near the āśrama. The episode underscores an extraordinary, almost superhuman vigor that inspires awe, while also hinting at the need for such power to be guided by restraint and dharma within the disciplined space of the hermitage.
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