Shloka 31
Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses
मयाभिभूता किं त्राणमुपैषि द्रुतमेहि मे ।
भक्षामि किञ्चिरेणेति ब्रुवाणं तं ददर्श सः ॥
mayābhibhūtā kiṃ trāṇamupaiṣi drutamehi me | bhakṣāmi kiñcireṇeti bruvāṇaṃ taṃ dadarśa saḥ
‘Dikalahkan olehku, perlindungan apa yang akan kau cari? Cepat datang kepadaku; sekejap saja aku akan melahapmu!’—demikian berkata, ia memandangnya.
FAQs
Adharma often speaks in the language of inevitability (‘you are already defeated’). The episode sets up the counter-lesson: inner steadiness and right knowledge can overturn such claims.
Manvantara: a moralized incident within a manvantara showcasing conflict between destructive forces and disciplined spiritual power.
The rākṣasa’s ‘devouring’ symbolizes the consuming nature of unrestrained desire/anger that seeks to absorb the self; the remedy is mastery of one’s inner ‘astra’ (focused will).