Shloka 30
The Slaying of Śālva and the Destruction of Saubha
एवं वदन्ति राजर्षे ऋषय: के च नान्विता: । यत् स्ववाचो विरुध्येत नूनं ते न स्मरन्त्युत ॥ ३० ॥
evaṁ vadanti rājarṣe ṛṣayaḥ ke ca nānvitāḥ yat sva-vāco virudhyeta nūnaṁ te na smaranty uta
ഹേ രാജർഷേ, ചില ഋഷിമാർ ഇങ്ങനെ പറയുന്നു; എന്നാൽ ഇങ്ങനെ യുക്തിയില്ലാതെ പറയുന്നവർ സ്വന്തം മുൻവാക്കുകൾ മറന്ന് തങ്ങളുടേതിനേ തന്നെ വിരോധിക്കുന്നു।
If someone thinks that Lord Kṛṣṇa was actually bewildered by Śālva’s magic and that the Lord was subjected to ordinary mundane lamentation, such an opinion is illogical and contradictory, since it is well known that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, transcendental and absolute. This will be further explained in the following verses.
FAQs
This verse says that some who pose as sages speak without true realization, and their words contradict themselves because they do not genuinely remember the truth.
Śukadeva clarifies to Parīkṣit that not every “sage-like” opinion is trustworthy; true authority is consistent and rooted in realized remembrance, especially while narrating Kṛṣṇa’s līlā and its proper understanding.
Test teachings for consistency and alignment with authentic śāstra and realized devotees, and avoid being swayed by confident but self-contradicting spiritual rhetoric.