Shloka 10
स शरीर समुत्सज्य स्वान्यस्थीनि प्रदास्यति । तस्यास्थिभिर्महाघोरं वजन संस्क्रियतां दृढम्,“तुम्हारे माँगनेपर वे शरीर त्यागकर अपनी हड्डियाँ दे देंगे। उनकी उन हलड्डियोंद्वारा तुमलोग सुदृढ़ एवं अत्यन्त भयंकर वज्रका निर्माण करो
sa śarīraṃ samutsṛjya svāny asthīni pradāsyati | tasyāsthibhir mahāghoraṃ vajraṃ saṃskriyatāṃ dṛḍham ||
Atas permintaan kalian, ia akan melepaskan raganya dan memberikan tulang-belulangnya sendiri. Dengan tulang itu, buatlah sebuah vajra yang kokoh—senjata yang amat mengerikan.
लोगमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of self-sacrifice for a higher purpose: the willingness to give up even one’s body for the welfare of others and for the fulfillment of a righteous objective, transforming personal loss into a means of protection and order.
Lomasa explains that a revered figure will, upon being asked, abandon his body and donate his bones; those bones are to be used to forge a powerful vajra (thunderbolt), a weapon needed to confront a grave threat.