Shloka 12
कच-देवयानी संवादः
Kaca–Devayānī Dialogue and the Curse on Vidyā
दृष्टवा शयानं शकुना: समन्तात् पर्यवारयन् | नेमां हिंस्युर्वने बालां क्रव्यादा मांसगृद्धिन:
dṛṣṭvā śayānaṃ śakunāḥ samantāt paryavārayan | nemāṃ hiṃsyur vane bālāṃ kravyādā māṃsagṛddhinaḥ ||
Dijo Kaṇva: Al ver a la niña tendida allí, las aves se reunieron por todos lados y formaron un cerco protector. En el bosque, las bestias carnívoras—ávidas de carne—no dañaron a esa criatura. La escena subraya un orden moral en el que la inocencia es resguardada, como si la propia naturaleza contuviera la violencia contra quien no tiene culpa.
कण्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal that innocence should not be violated; even in a harsh wilderness, a protective order (read as dharma or auspicious providence) restrains harm and shelters the blameless.
Kaṇva describes how, upon seeing a young girl lying in the forest, birds gathered around her as if guarding her, and carnivorous creatures did not attack her despite their natural hunger.