Shloka 12
Sarasvatī-Śāpavimokṣa, Rākṣasa-Mokṣa, and Aruṇā-Tīrtha
Indra–Namuci Expiation
आनयिष्यति वेगेन वसिष्ठ॑ तपतां वरम् । इहागतं द्विजश्रेष्ठ हनिष्यामि न संशय:
ānayiṣyati vegena vasiṣṭhaṁ tapatāṁ varam | ihāgataṁ dvijaśreṣṭhaṁ haniṣyāmi na saṁśayaḥ ||
“ഈ സരസ്വതി വേഗത്തോടെ വസിഷ്ഠനെ—തപസ്വികളിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനെ—ഇവിടെ കൊണ്ടുവരും; ഇവിടെ എത്തിയ ആ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠനെ ഞാൻ വധിക്കും—സംശയമില്ല.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a person oriented toward dharma can be overtaken by anger and hostility; ethical vigilance is required so that tapas, status, or certainty does not become a justification for violence.
The speaker reports a determined intention: Sarasvatī is expected to bring the sage Vasiṣṭha swiftly, and upon his arrival the would-be aggressor declares he will kill him without doubt—signaling an escalation of conflict involving revered ascetics.