Shloka 16
Jājali–Tulādhāra-saṃvāda: Yajña, Vṛtti, and Ātma-tīrtha (जाजलि-तुलाधार-संवादः)
तस्य रोषान्महाराज खेभ्योअग्निरुदतिष्ठत । तेन सर्वा दिशो राजन् ददाह स पितामह:
tasya roṣān mahārāja khebhyo 'gnir udatīṣṭhata | tena sarvā diśo rājan dadāha sa pitāmahaḥ ||
Nārada dijo: «Oh gran rey, de su ira brotó un fuego desde las aberturas de sus órganos de los sentidos. Con ese fuego, oh rey, el Abuelo del mundo comenzó a abrasar todas las direcciones».
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that anger (roṣa), when unchecked, can unleash destructive force even from a venerable source; ethical strength lies in restraint and the governance of inner impulses.
Nārada describes a moment when Brahmā, provoked by wrath, manifests fire from the openings of his sense-organs, and with it begins to scorch the quarters—portraying a cosmic-scale consequence of rage.