विचचार तदा मत्तः किलाहं वारणो यथा । कृत्याकृत्यविचारेण विमुक्तोऽतीव गर्वितः
vicacāra tadā mattaḥ kilāhaṃ vāraṇo yathā | kṛtyākṛtyavicāreṇa vimukto'tīva garvitaḥ
ಆಗ ನಾನು ಮತ್ತಗಜದಂತೆ ಇತ್ತಿಚ್ಚೆ ಅಲೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದೆ; ಕರ್ತವ್ಯ–ಅಕರ್ತವ್ಯ ವಿವೇಕದಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತನಾಗಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಗರ್ವದಿಂದ ಉಬ್ಬಿದ್ದೆ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A lone figure roams wildly like a rutting elephant, eyes unfocused, ornaments disheveled; the landscape blurs to show inner confusion, with shadowy forms of ‘kārya/akārya’ slipping away.
When pride destroys moral discernment, a person becomes reckless; dharma requires humility and discrimination.
No holy site is referenced; the verse teaches ethical discernment.
No ritual is prescribed; it is a behavioral admonition.