Shloka 21
Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
एतन्मया नृशंसनेन दृष्टं दुष्कृतकारिणा ।
यदत्रानन्तरं कृत्यं क्रियतां तदकाळिकम् ॥
etanmayā nṛśaṃsena dṛṣṭaṃ duṣkṛtakāriṇā | yadatrānantaraṃ kṛtyaṃ kriyatāṃ tadakālikam ||
Je l’ai vu de mes propres yeux — bien que je sois cruel et auteur de méfaits. Ce qu’il convient de faire ensuite en cette affaire, qu’on le fasse aussitôt, sans délai.
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FAQs
When adharma is witnessed, the right response is prompt duty (kṛtya) rather than delay. The speaker’s self-deprecating phrasing can function as moral seriousness: acknowledging one’s flaws while still insisting on immediate righteous action.
Ākhyāna. It is a narrative pivot that triggers the next action in the story.
‘Akālikam’ points to kairos—right timing: spiritual and ethical restoration often depends less on elaborate planning than on immediate alignment with dharma once clarity arises.