Shloka 7
स तस्योरुमथासाद्य बिभेद रुधिराशन: । न चैनमशकत् क्षेप्तुं हन्तुं वापि गुरोर्भयात्
sa tasyorum athāsādya bibheda rudhirāśanaḥ | na cainam aśakat kṣeptuṁ hantuṁ vāpi guror bhayāt ||
Parvenu à sa cuisse, le mangeur de sang la déchira. Pourtant, par crainte et par révérence envers son maître, il ne put ni le rejeter ni le tuer.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even under extreme threat, the narrative highlights restraint governed by guru-reverence: the impulse to retaliate is checked by the ethical weight of one’s relationship to the teacher, showing how dharma can limit violence.
A fierce blood-eating being reaches the person’s thigh and wounds it, but the victim does not throw the attacker off or kill him, restrained by fear/awe of the guru—suggesting the attacker is connected to the teacher or the situation is bound by the guru’s authority.