Shloka 14
Omens and Consolation after Loss; Reaffirmation of the Saindhava Punishment Vow (उत्पात-दर्शनम्, आश्वासन-वाक्यानि, प्रतिज्ञा-स्थैर्यम्)
स्मयमानश्न देवेशो लोकान् सर्वानवेक्ष्य च । लोकास्त्वासन् यथापूर्व दृष्टास्तेनापमन्युना,देवेश्वर ब्रह्मा सम्पूर्ण लोकोंकी ओर देखकर मुसकराये। उन्होंने क्रोधशून्य होकर देखा, इसलिये वे सभी लोक पहलेके समान हरे-भरे हो गये
smayamānaś ca deveśo lokān sarvān avekṣya ca | lokās tv āsan yathāpūrva dṛṣṭās tenāpamanyunā ||
Nārada said: Smiling, the Lord of the gods surveyed all the worlds. When Apamanyu beheld them with a mind free from anger, the worlds appeared as before—restored to their former, flourishing state. The episode underscores that wrath distorts perception and harms the common good, while self-mastery and calm restore order.
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