Shloka 37
Śama-prāptiḥ — Gautamī–Lubdhaka–Pannaga–Mṛtyu–Kāla-saṃvāda
Restraint through the Analysis of Karma and Time
लुब्धक उवाच यद्यन्यवशगेनेदं कृतं ते पन्नगाशुभम् । कारणं वै त्वमप्यत्र तस्मात् त्वमपि किल्बिषी
lubdhaka uvāca | yady anyavaśagenedaṃ kṛtaṃ te pannagāśubham | kāraṇaṃ vai tvam apy atra tasmāt tvam api kilbiṣī ||
Pemburu berkata, “Wahai ular, sekalipun engkau melakukan kejahatan ini di bawah kuasa orang lain, engkau tetap menjadi sebab yang turut menyumbang. Karena itu, engkau pun memikul dosa.”
लुब्धक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when an act is done under external pressure or another’s control, one may still share responsibility if one is a causal participant; compulsion can mitigate but does not automatically erase moral accountability.
The hunter addresses the serpent and argues that the serpent cannot fully excuse its wrongdoing by claiming it acted under someone else’s influence; since the serpent was still a cause in the act, it is also blameworthy.