Shloka 22
करिष्यामि महाराज वचतस्ते नात्र संशय: । वेग॑ं तु मम दुर्धार्य पतन्त्या गगनाद् भुवम्,“महाराज! मैं तुम्हारी बात मानूँगी, इसमें संशय नहीं है; परंतु आकाशसे पृथ्वीपर गिरते समय मेरे वेगको रोकना बहुत कठिन है
kariṣyāmi mahārāja vacatas te nātra saṁśayaḥ | vegaṁ tu mama durdhāryaḥ patantyā gaganād bhuvam ||
“O great king, I will do as you command—of that there is no doubt. Yet, as I plunge from the sky down to the earth, the force of my descent is exceedingly hard to restrain.”
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic tension: sincere obedience to rightful instruction is affirmed, yet one must also acknowledge practical limits—some forces (like momentum once set in motion) are difficult to restrain. Ethical intent must be paired with realistic awareness of consequences.
A speaker addresses a king, promising to comply with his command without doubt, but warns that during a rapid descent from the sky to the earth, controlling or checking the speed will be extremely difficult—implying that an action may be unavoidable in its full force once initiated.