Shloka 353
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
आस्थाय मृगरूपं वै खमेवाभ्यगमत् तदा । नरेश्वर! इस प्रकार जब सब ओरसे आघात होने लगा, तब वह यज्ञ मृगका रूप धारण करके आकाशकी ओर ही भाग चला
āsthāya mṛgarūpaṃ vai kham evābhyagamat tadā | nareśvara! isa prakāra jab sab orase āghāta hone lagā, tab vaha yajña mṛga kā rūpa dhāraṇa karke ākāśa kī ora hī bhāga calā |
Bhīṣma dit : «Alors, prenant la forme d’un cerf, il s’enfuit droit vers le ciel. Ô roi ! Quand les coups et les assauts commencèrent à pleuvoir de toutes parts, ce cerf sacrificiel reprit sa forme de cerf et s’échappa vers les hauteurs, jusqu’aux demeures célestes.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When harm arises from all sides, dharma may require protecting life and withdrawing from destructive conflict; ritual or social claims should not become a pretext for violence.
Under attack from every direction, the sacrificial deer assumes its deer-form and escapes upward into the sky, as Bhīṣma narrates this episode to the king.