Shloka 41
स्वाध्याय-योगोपदेशः तथा केशिध्वज-खाण्डिक्य-उपाख्यानम्
Yoga through Study and Restraint; The Keśidhvaja–Khāṇḍikya Narrative Frame
भो नाहं ते ऽपकाराय प्राप्तः खाण्डिक्य मा क्रुधः गुरोर् निष्क्रयदानाय माम् अवेहि त्वम् आगतम्
bho nāhaṃ te 'pakārāya prāptaḥ khāṇḍikya mā krudhaḥ guror niṣkrayadānāya mām avehi tvam āgatam
“O Khāṇḍikya, I have not come to harm you—do not be angry. Know that I have come to pay the ransom for your teacher.”
A speaker addressing Khāṇḍikya (a named person in the narrative of Ansha 6, Adhyaya 6); framed within the Purāṇic narration of Sage Parāśara to Maitreya
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: compassionate
Concept: Even in a hostile encounter, one should restrain anger and clarify righteous intent, seeking resolution through dharmic means rather than violence.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: In conflict, communicate intentions clearly and de-escalate; prefer restitution and reconciliation over retaliation.
Vishishtadvaita: Dharma as service to the Lord’s order (niyati) is upheld through self-control and right intention, not mere power.
FAQs
It highlights an ethic of restitution and lawful release—conflict is de-escalated by affirming harmless intent and fulfilling an obligation connected to a guru, reflecting dharma even amid Kali-yuga conditions.
By embedding concise moral speech—calming anger, rejecting harm, and honoring the guru—within narrative examples, Parāśara illustrates practical dharma as a stabilizing force when societal virtue declines.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purāṇa’s frame presents dharma and rightful conduct as operating under Vishnu’s supreme governance, implying that moral order persists as an expression of the Supreme Reality.