Shloka 62
Śama-prāptiḥ — Gautamī–Lubdhaka–Pannaga–Mṛtyu–Kāla-saṃvāda
Restraint through the Analysis of Karma and Time
लुब्धक उवाच मृत्यो: श्रुतं मे वचनं तव चैव भुजड़म । नैव तावददोषत्वं भवति त्वयि पन्नग,व्याधने कहा--पन्नग! मैंने मृत्युकी और तेरी--दोनोंकी बातें सुन लीं; किंतु भुजंगम! इससे तेरी निर्दोषता नहीं सिद्ध हो रही है
lubdhaka uvāca: mṛtyoḥ śrutaṃ me vacanaṃ tava caiva bhujaṅgama | naiva tāvad adoṣatvaṃ bhavati tvayi pannaga ||
The hunter said: “I have heard the words of Death, and yours as well, O serpent. Yet, O snake, by that alone your blamelessness is not established.”
लुब्धक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mere justification or the fact that multiple parties speak does not by itself prove innocence; ethical responsibility must be assessed based on one’s own role in causing harm.
The hunter addresses the serpent after hearing both Death’s statement and the serpent’s defense, but he refuses to accept that the serpent is faultless simply because explanations have been offered.