Shloka 213
Jaratkāru’s Marital Compact and Departure (जरत्कारु–जरत्कारुणी संवादः)
मन्त्रैंगदिर्विषहरै रक्ष्यमाणं प्रयत्नत: । तेजस्वी काश्यप दिव्य ज्ञानसे सम्पन्न थे। उस समय उन्होंने जान लिया कि पाण्डववंशी राजा परीक्षितकी आयु अब समाप्त हो गयी है
mantraiś ca gadir viṣaharaiḥ rakṣyamāṇaṃ prayatnataḥ |
Dijo Takṣaka: «He oído que el rey Parīkṣit está siendo custodiado con el mayor empeño: con mantras protectores y con remedios que neutralizan el veneno». En su contexto, esto subraya cómo la vigilancia humana y las contramedidas médico-religiosas se movilizan contra el peligro inminente, aun cuando el destino y los actos previos siguen empujando hacia su desenlace.
तक्षक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the tension between diligent human effort (mantras, antidotes, guarding the king) and the momentum of destined consequences set in motion by prior deeds and curses; ethical action includes taking prudent protective measures even when outcomes may be constrained by fate.
Takṣaka learns that King Parīkṣit is being carefully protected through mantras and poison-neutralizing remedies. In the surrounding episode, Kāśyapa—capable of countering the poison—turns back after taking wealth, and Takṣaka proceeds toward Hastināpura to carry out the fatal bite.