Shloka 41
कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्
Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse
ततो विश्रान्तमनसो जना: क्षुद्धयपीडिता: । गृहाणि सम्परित्यज्य बश्रमु: प्रदिशो दिश:,तब सभी लोगोंका चित्त व्याकुल हो उठा। मनुष्य भूखके भयसे पीड़ित हो घरोंको छोड़कर दिशा-विदिशाओंमें मारे-मारे फिरने लगे
tato viśrāntamanaso janāḥ kṣudhayāpīḍitāḥ | gṛhāṇi samparityajya babhramuḥ pradiśo diśaḥ ||
Alors le peuple, l’esprit sans repos et accablé par la faim, abandonna ses demeures et erra en tous sens, par toutes les directions et leurs détours.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
When basic sustenance collapses, mental steadiness and social stability collapse with it; hunger can force people into abandonment of home and duty, showing why rulers and communities must uphold dharma through protection, provisioning, and just order.
Vasiṣṭha describes a time of severe distress: the populace, tormented by hunger and anxiety, leaves their homes and disperses, roaming across all directions in search of safety and food.