Shloka 8
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 53: Arjuna’s Jayadratha-vadha Pratijñā and Droṇa’s Protective Vyūha (शकटा-पद्म व्यूहः)
भगवन् क्रोधसंदीप्त: क्रोधादग्निमवासृजत् । स दहत्यश्मकूटानि द्रुमांश्न सरितस्तथा,प्रभो! आपने क्रोधसे प्रज्वलित होकर क्रोधपूर्वक जिस अग्निकी सृष्टि की है, वह पर्वत-शिखरों, वृक्षों और सरिताओंको दग्ध कर रही है
bhagavan krodha-saṃdīptaḥ krodhād agnim avāsṛjat | sa dahaty aśma-kūṭāni drumāṃś ca saritas tathā, prabho ||
Narada berkata: “Wahai Tuhan, tersulut oleh murka, Engkau telah melepaskan api yang lahir dari amarah. Api itu membakar puncak-puncak batu, pepohonan, bahkan sungai-sungai.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked anger, once externalized into action, becomes indiscriminate and destructive; it harms far beyond its intended object, so restraint and discernment are essential to dharma.
Nārada addresses a powerful figure as “Lord,” describing how, in a surge of wrath, he has released a fire that is now consuming the natural world—crags, trees, and rivers—signaling the peril of rage-driven power.