Shloka 12
तस्य पार्श्च विनिर्भिद्य ब्राह्मणस्य महासुर: । वातापि: प्रहसन् राजन् निश्चक्राम विशाम्पते,राजन! इल्वलके द्वारा उच्चस्वरसे बोली हुई वाणी सुनकर वह अत्यन्त मायावी ब्राह्मणशत्रु बलवान् महादैत्य वातापि उस ब्राह्मणकी पसलीको फाड़कर हँसता हुआ निकल आया
tasya pārśvaṁ vinirbhidya brāhmaṇasya mahāsuraḥ | vātāpiḥ prahasan rājan niścakrāma viśāmpate ||
O king, the mighty asura Vātāpi—an implacable foe of brāhmaṇas—burst through the brāhmaṇa’s side and came out laughing, after hearing the loud words spoken by Ilvala. The episode underscores the peril of deceit and the violation of dharma through hostile magic directed against the innocent and the sacred order.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights adharma in the form of deceitful, sacrilegious violence against brāhmaṇas; it warns that mockery and hostile magic aimed at the righteous violate moral order and invite eventual retribution.
Ilvala’s loud call triggers the ruse: Vātāpi, who had been made to enter the brāhmaṇa’s body, tears through the brāhmaṇa’s side and emerges laughing, revealing the cruel trick used to kill unsuspecting guests.