Shloka 3
अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः
Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning
बिभेम्यहमधर्मस्य धर्म्यमादिश कर्म मे । त्वं मां भीतामवेक्षस्व शिवेनेक्षस्व चक्षुषा,'भगवन्! मैं अधर्मसे बहुत डरती हूँ। आप मुझे धर्मानुकूल कार्य करनेकी आज्ञा दें। मुझ भयभीत अबलापर दृष्टिपात करें और कल्याणमयी दृष्टिसे मेरी ओर देखें
bibhemy aham adharmasya dharmyam ādiśa karma me | tvaṁ māṁ bhītām avekṣasva śivenekṣasva cakṣuṣā ||
Je crains l’injustice. Je t’en prie, instruis-moi du devoir conforme au dharma. Vois ma peur, et pose sur moi ton regard de bon augure, plein de bienveillance.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ethical life as seeking dharma-guided action when one fears slipping into adharma. It emphasizes humility and the need for authoritative moral instruction, along with the idea that a teacher’s compassionate, auspicious regard steadies the fearful seeker.
A speaker, identified in the heading as Nārada, voices anxiety about committing adharma and requests clear direction for dharmic conduct, asking to be looked upon with a benevolent, auspicious gaze—signaling a plea for guidance and reassurance in a moral dilemma.