Shloka 60
Śama-prāptiḥ — Gautamī–Lubdhaka–Pannaga–Mṛtyu–Kāla-saṃvāda
Restraint through the Analysis of Karma and Time
निर्मोक्षस्त्वस्य दोषस्य मया कार्या यथा तथा । मृत्योरपि न दोष: स्यादिति मे<त्र प्रयोजनम्,परंतु मेरे ऊपर जो दोष लगाया गया है, उसका निवारण तो मुझे जैसे-तैसे करना ही है। मेरे कहनेका यह प्रयोजन नहीं है कि मृत्युका भी दोष सिद्ध हो जाय
nirmokṣas tv asya doṣasya mayā kāryā yathā tathā | mṛtyor api na doṣaḥ syād iti me 'tra prayojanam ||
സർപ്പം പറഞ്ഞു— എന്റെ മേൽ ചുമത്തപ്പെട്ട കുറ്റാരോപണത്തിൽ നിന്ന് എങ്ങനെയായാലും ഞാൻ മോചിതനാകണം. എന്റെ വാക്കുകളുടെ ലക്ഷ്യം മരണത്തെയും കുറ്റക്കാരനാക്കുക എന്നല്ല.
सर्प उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse distinguishes between defending oneself against an accusation and shifting blame onto a larger principle like Death. Ethically, it emphasizes taking responsibility for one’s own standing—seeking exoneration without unjustly imputing fault to an inevitable cosmic force.
The Snake, speaking in the dialogue, clarifies his intention: he is trying to remove the दोष (blame) attributed to him, but he is not arguing that Death itself should be considered culpable. It is a statement of motive meant to prevent misunderstanding of his defense.