Shloka 12
Yogakṣema, Purohita, and the Mucukunda–Vaiśravaṇa Dialogue (योगक्षेम–पुरोहित–मुचुकुन्दवैश्रवणसंवादः)
मुचुकुन्दस्ततः क्रुद्धः प्रत्युवाच धनेश्वरम् । न्यायपूर्वमसंरब्धमसम्भ्रान्तमिदं वच:,यह सुनकर मुचुकुन्द कुपित हो उठे और धनाध्यक्ष कुबेरसे यह न्याययुक्त, रोषरहित तथा सम्भ्रमशून्य वचन बोले--
mucukundas tataḥ kruddhaḥ pratyuvāca dhaneśvaram | nyāyapūrvam asaṃrabdham asambhrāntam idaṃ vacaḥ ||
Then Mucukunda, angered, replied to the Lord of Wealth. Yet the words he spoke were grounded in justice—free from rashness, free from agitation, and delivered with steady composure, as one who upholds right conduct even while confronting wrongdoing.
धनद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when anger arises, one should speak in a manner aligned with nyāya (justice): without rashness, without confusion, and with disciplined restraint—so that moral clarity governs one’s response.
Mucukunda becomes angry and responds to Kubera, but the verse emphasizes the quality of his reply: it is just, measured, and composed rather than impulsive or agitated.