Shloka 4
Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)
तामवेक्ष्य ततः क्रुद्ध/ समपध्यायत द्विज: । भृशं क्रोधाभिभूतेन बलाका सा निरीक्षिता
tām avekṣya tataḥ kruddhaḥ samapadhyāyat dvijaḥ | bhṛśaṁ krodhābhibhūtena balākā sā nirīkṣitā ||
അവളെ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ ആ ദ്വിജൻ ക്രുദ്ധനായി, വൈരഭാവത്തോടെ മനസ്സിൽ ചിന്തിച്ചു. ഭീകരക്രോധം പിടിച്ചവനായി അവൻ ആ കൊക്കിനെ കഠിനദൃഷ്ടിയാൽ നോക്കി.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger can seize even a learned person and distort perception and intention; it implicitly warns that ethical conduct (dharma) requires mastery over krodha and mindful restraint before acting.
Markandeya describes a brahmin who, upon seeing a crane, becomes intensely angry and stares at it with hostile, brooding intent—setting up the next events where anger-driven reaction leads to consequences and instruction.