Shloka 7
Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
मायावी दानवः सोऽथ मुनिरूपं समास्थितः ।
स प्राह राजपुत्रं तं पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरन् ॥
māyāvī dānavaḥ so 'tha munirūpaṃ samāsthitaḥ | sa prāha rājaputraṃ taṃ pūrvavairam anusmaran
That Dānava, skilled in māyā (illusion), assumed the form of a sage. Remembering a former enmity, he spoke to the prince.
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FAQs
Evil may cloak itself in sanctity; dharma requires both reverence and discrimination. The verse also warns how unresolved hostility drives deceitful action.
Narrative ethics (vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna) illustrating the conflict between dharmic kingship and adharmic forces.
The 'sage-form' is the mask of false purity; it symbolizes how the ego can imitate spiritual authority to manipulate others.