Shloka 306
मातापितृपूजन-प्रधानधर्मः (Primacy of Filial Service) — Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account of the Vyādha’s Instruction
योगी योगेन वह्लिंच शमयामास वारिणा | महाराज! उस समय धुन्धुके शरीरसे बहुत-सा जल प्रवाहित होने लगा, किंतु राजा कुवलाश्वने योगी होनेके कारण योगबलसे उस जलमय तेजको पी लिया और जल प्रकट करके धुन्धुकी मुखाग्निको बुझा दिया
yogī yogena vahliṃ ca śamayāmāsa vāriṇā | mahārāja! tadā dhundhuke śarīrāt bahu jalaṃ pravahitum ārabdhavat, kintu rājā kuvalāśvaḥ yogī bhūtvā yogabalena taṃ jalamayaṃ tejaḥ pītvā jalaṃ prakaṭya dhundhuke mukhāgniṃ śamayāmāsa |
Markandeya said: “By the power of yoga, the yogin quenched the fire with water. O great king, at that time a great torrent of water began to pour forth from Dhundhu’s body; yet King Kuvalashva, being a master of yoga, drank in that watery energy through yogic force and then manifested water to extinguish Dhundhu’s blazing fire from his mouth. Thus disciplined inner power was used not for display, but to restrain destructive force and protect the world from harm.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yogic discipline and inner mastery are portrayed as ethical power: the truly strong restrain and neutralize destructive forces for the protection of others, rather than using power for aggression or spectacle.
Dhundhu emits a great outflow of water and a dangerous mouth-fire. King Kuvalashva, described as a yogin, absorbs the watery energy through yogic power and then produces water to extinguish Dhundhu’s mouth-fire, thereby subduing the threat.