Shloka 17
Jājali–Tulādhāra-saṃvāda: Yajña, Vṛtti, and Ātma-tīrtha (जाजलि-तुलाधार-संवादः)
ततो दिवं भुवं खं च जगच्च सचराचरम् । ददाह पावको राजन् भगवत्कोपसम्भव:,राजन्! तब भगवान् ब्रह्माके क्रोधसे प्रकट हुई वह आग स्वर्ग, पृथ्वी, अन्तरिक्ष तथा चराचर प्राणियोंसहित सम्पूर्ण जगत्को जलाने लगी
tato divaṁ bhuvaṁ khaṁ ca jagac ca sacarācaram | dadāha pāvako rājan bhagavat-kopa-sambhavaḥ ||
ರಾಜನೇ! ನಂತರ ಭಗವಾನ್ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮದೇವರ ಕ್ರೋಧದಿಂದ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಿದ ಆ ಅಗ್ನಿ ಸ್ವರ್ಗ, ಭೂಮಿ, ಅಂತರಿಕ್ಷ ಹಾಗೂ ಚರಾಚರ ಜೀವಿಗಳೊಡನೆ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಜಗತ್ತನ್ನೇ ದಹಿಸಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿತು।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of kopa (wrath): when anger becomes unrestrained—especially in a cosmic or divine context—it turns into a consuming force that harms all beings. Implicitly, it supports the Shanti Parva’s emphasis on self-control, pacification, and protecting dharma through restraint rather than rage.
Nārada describes a catastrophic fire born of the Blessed Lord’s anger. That fire spreads to burn the three realms—heaven, earth, and the mid-space—along with the entire world of moving and unmoving beings, conveying the scale of the event and its universal consequences.