Shloka 28
सुवर्णष्ठीविनोपाख्यानम्
The Account of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin
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pravṛddhaḥ kila vīryeṇa mām eṣo 'bhibhaviṣyati | sṛñjayasya suto vajra yathainaṃ parvato 'bravīt ||
«Lorsqu’il aura grandi, ce fils de Sṛñjaya me dominera sûrement par sa prouesse.» Ainsi parla Parvata à l’arme divine Vajra, qui se tenait devant lui, incarnée par la puissance d’Indra, et il commanda : «Vajra, prends la forme d’un tigre et tue ce prince. Comme la montagne l’a rapporté à son sujet, une fois adulte, ce fils de Sṛñjaya me vaincra par sa vaillance.»
पर्वत उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse cautions against letting fear of future loss justify present wrongdoing. Acting from insecurity—especially through disproportionate violence and misuse of divine or political power—undermines dharma and turns foresight into a motive for adharma.
Parvata anticipates that Sṛñjaya’s son will one day surpass him in strength. To prevent this, he addresses Vajra (Indra’s thunderbolt, personified) and orders it to take the form of a tiger and kill the prince.