Shloka 29
आरण्यकपर्वणि अध्यायः २१६ — इन्द्र-स्कन्द-संमुखता वज्रप्रहारश्च
Indra approaches Skanda; vajra strike and the arising of Viśākha
अकार्यकरणाच्चापि भृशं मे व्यथितं मन: । तमुग्रतपसं विप्र॑ं निष्टनन्तं महीतले
akāryakaraṇāccāpi bhṛśaṁ me vyathitaṁ manaḥ | tam ugratapasaṁ vipraṁ niṣṭanantaṁ mahītale ||
Karena aku telah melakukan sesuatu yang tidak patut dilakukan, batinku sangat tersiksa. Aku melihat brahmana bertapa keras itu tergeletak di tanah sambil mengerang—dan penyesalan atas dosa yang kulakukan mencengkeramku.
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights moral accountability: performing an akārya (a forbidden or unethical act) naturally produces inner anguish, and recognition of another’s suffering becomes the trigger for remorse and the search for dharmic correction.
The hunter (vyādha) recounts that after committing a wrongful act, he sees an intensely ascetic brāhmaṇa lying on the ground and groaning; this sight intensifies his guilt and mental distress.