Shloka 15
Jājali–Tulādhāra-saṃvāda: Yajña, Vṛtti, and Ātma-tīrtha (जाजलि-तुलाधार-संवादः)
तस्य चिन्ता समुत्पन्ना संहारं प्रति भूपते । चिन्तयन् नाध्यगच्छच्च संहारे हेतुकारणम्,भूपाल! अब ब्रह्माजीके मनमें प्रजाके संहारकी--उनकी संख्या घटानेकी चिन्ता उत्पन्न हुई। वे बहुत देरतक सोचते-विचारते रहे, परंतु प्रजाके संहारका कोई युक्तियुक्त कारण ध्यानमें नहीं आया
tasya cintā samutpannā saṃhāraṃ prati bhūpate | cintayan nādhyagacchac ca saṃhāre hetukāraṇam, bhūpāla ||
Nārada said: “O king, in his mind there arose a concern about bringing about a dissolution—reducing the multitude of creatures. Yet, though he reflected for a long time, he could not discern any sound and fitting cause that would justify the destruction of the beings.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when power exists to destroy or reduce life, dharma demands a valid and proportionate cause; mere impulse or administrative convenience is not a sufficient ground for saṃhāra.
Nārada narrates that Brahmā becomes concerned about a potential dissolution (reducing the number of creatures), but despite prolonged reflection he cannot find a proper causal justification for destroying the prajā.