Shloka 14
अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः
Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning
उनके बारंबार कहनेपर वह मानिनी नारी निष्प्राण-सी होकर मौन रह गयी। “हाँ या 'ना' कुछ भी न बोल सकी। तदनन्तर देवताओंके भी देवता और ईश्वरोंके भी ईश्वर लोकनाथ ब्रह्माजी स्वयं ही अपने मनमें बड़े प्रसन्न हुए और मुसकराते हुए समस्त लोकोंकी ओर देखने लगे ।।
nivṛttaroṣe tasmiṃs tu bhagavaty aparājite | sā kanyātha jagāmāsya samīpād iti naḥ śrutam ||
When she was spoken to again and again, that proud woman became as if lifeless and fell silent, unable to utter either “yes” or “no.” Then Brahmā—the God of gods, the Lord of lords, the Protector of the worlds—grew greatly pleased within his own mind and, smiling, looked out upon all the worlds. And when the anger of that Blessed Lord—Brahmā, the Unconquered—had subsided, the maiden too, as we have heard, withdrew from his presence.
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical value of mastering anger: when wrath subsides, conflict naturally de-escalates and relationships or encounters can conclude without harm.
After Brahmā’s anger is pacified, the maiden departs from his presence; the narrator frames it as received tradition (“thus we have heard”), signaling a reported episode within Bhīṣma’s discourse.