Shloka 26
अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः
Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning
ततोअब्रवीत् पुनर्मुत्युर्भगवन्तं पितामहम् । न हरेयं प्रजा देव पुनश्चाहं प्रसादये,तब मृत्युने पुन: भगवान् पितामहसे कहा--*'देव! मैं प्रजाका नाश नहीं कर सकती। इसके लिये पुनः: आपका कृपाप्रसाद चाहती हूँ!
tato 'bravīt punar mṛtyur bhagavantaṃ pitāmaham | na hareyaṃ prajā deva punaś cāhaṃ prasādaye ||
അപ്പോൾ മൃത്യു വീണ്ടും ഭഗവാനായ പിതാമഹനോടു പറഞ്ഞു—“ദേവാ! ഞാൻ പ്രജകളെ സംഹരിക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്നില്ല. അതുകൊണ്ട് വീണ്ടും നിങ്ങളുടെ കൃപയും അനുമതിയും അപേക്ഷിക്കുന്നു.”
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even forces associated with destruction (like Death) are portrayed as operating under dharma and divine sanction, not as arbitrary violence; the preservation of creatures and the regulation of dissolution must align with cosmic order and compassionate governance.
Personified Death approaches Brahmā (the Grandfather) and states an inability or unwillingness to destroy living beings, requesting Brahmā’s grace/permission—indicating that the function of death is subject to higher ordinance and moral restraint.