Shloka 50
Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā
Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta
विकुर्वाणो मुनीनां च व्यचरत् स महीमिमाम् | आससाद महावीर धनुषाक्षं मनीषिणम्,इतना ही नहीं, वह ऋषि-मुनियोंको सतानेके उद्देश्यसे ही इस पृथ्वीपर सब ओर विचरा करता था। एक दिन मेधावी महान् शक्तिशाली एवं मनीषी धनुषाक्षके पास जा पहुँचा
vikurvāṇo munīnāṁ ca vyacarat sa mahīm imām | āsasāda mahāvīra-dhanuṣākṣaṁ manīṣiṇam ||
Assuming deceptive forms and harassing the sages, he roamed about this earth in every direction. In the course of his wandering, he came upon Dhanuṣākṣa—wise and great-souled, a mighty hero.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
Harassing ascetics and disrupting spiritual life is portrayed as a grave ethical violation; such adharma inevitably draws confrontation with the wise and the strong who uphold order and protect the vulnerable.
Bharadvaja describes a malicious figure who roams the earth, changing forms and troubling sages; during this course he arrives before the powerful and wise hero Dhanuṣākṣa, setting the stage for an encounter or reckoning.