Shloka 18
अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः
Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning
इस प्रकार वहाँ अत्यन्त दुष्कर तपस्या करती हुई मृत्युसे महातेजस्वी ब्रह्माजीने पुनः जाकर इस प्रकार कहा-- ।। कुरुष्व मे वचो मृत्यो तदनादृत्य सत्वरा । तथैवैकपदे तात पुनरन्यानि सप्त सा
iti prakāraṁ tatra atyanta-duṣkaraṁ tapasyaṁ kurvatīṁ mṛtyuṁ mahā-tejasvī brahmā punar gatvā evaṁ uvāca— kurūṣva me vaco mṛtyo, tad anādṛtya satvarā; tathaiva eka-pade tāta, punar anyāni sapta sā.
死がその場にとどまり、きわめて苛烈な苦行を続けていたとき、光輝あふれる梵天ブラフマーは再び戻り、こう告げた。「おお死よ、わが命を遂行せよ。これを軽んじ、性急に振る舞ってはならぬ。愛しき子よ、以前のとおり汝の一つの位にとどまれ。すると彼女は、さらに他の七つの位／役目を改めて担った。」
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the force of Death must operate under dharma and the creator’s ordinance; power should not act from haste or disregard of rightful command. Tapas and authority are framed as instruments to align action with cosmic order rather than personal impulse.
Death is depicted as undertaking extremely difficult austerities. Brahmā returns and reiterates his directive: Death should fulfill his command, not act hastily or dismiss it, and remain in an assigned station while proceeding through a structured set of roles (alluded to as ‘the other seven’).