Shloka 72
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः
Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition
महादेवान्तकाभ्यां च कामात् क्रोधाच्च भारत । एकत्वमुपपन्नानां जज्ञे शूर: परंतप:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
mahādevāntakābhyāṃ ca kāmāt krodhāc ca bhārata |
ekatvam upapannānāṃ jajñe śūraḥ parantapaḥ ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಓ ಭಾರತ! ಮಹಾದೇವ ಮತ್ತು ಅಂತಕ (ಯಮ), ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಕಾಮ ಮತ್ತು ಕ್ರೋಧ—ಇವರ ಅಂಶಗಳು ಏಕತ್ವವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದು ಒಂದಾಗಿ ಸೇರಿದಾಗ, ಶತ್ರುಗಳನ್ನು ದಹಿಸುವ ಪರಂತಪ ಶೂರನು ಜನ್ಮಿಸಿದನು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse implies that a person’s nature can be understood as a composite of forces—divine archetypes and inner impulses. Great strength (Mahādeva/Antaka) may coexist with destabilizing passions (kāma/krodha), highlighting an ethical tension: power without restraint can become destructive.
Vaiśampāyana describes the birth of a formidable warrior as arising from the unified combined ‘portions’ of Mahādeva, Antaka (Yama), Kāma, and Krodha, emphasizing his fearsome, enemy-scorching disposition.