Shloka 40
अम्बाया रामजामदग्न्यशरणगमनम्
Ambā Seeks Refuge with Rāma Jāmadagnya
स हि लुब्धश्न नीचश्व जितकाशी च भार्गव | तस्मात् प्रतिक्रिया कर्तु युक्ता तस्मै त्वयानघ,निष्पाप भार्गव! भीष्म लोभी, नीच और विजयोल्लाससे परिपूर्ण है; अतः आपको उसीसे बदला लेना उचित है
sa hi lubdhaś ca nīcaś ca jitakāśī ca bhārgava | tasmāt pratikriyā kartuṁ yuktā tasmai tvayānagha niṣpāpa bhārgava |
Wahai Bhārgava yang tak bercela, ia tamak dan rendah, serta berlagak seolah telah menang; karena itu, wahai yang suci, pantas bagimu melakukan tindakan balasan terhadapnya.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse argues that when an opponent is driven by greed, baseness, and arrogant triumphalism, a measured counter-action can be ethically appropriate. It frames response as dharma-based pratikriyā (a justified reply), not as uncontrolled vengeance.
Rāma (Paraśurāma) addresses Bhārgava (i.e., Paraśurāma himself as a Bhṛgu-descendant in the traditional address) in the context of the Bhīṣma–Paraśurāma confrontation, characterizing Bhīṣma as greedy and ignoble and urging that a fitting counter-response be undertaken against him.