Shloka 17
Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara
ततो रोषपरीतात्मा कन्धरः कन्दरस्थितम् ।
तमुवाच सुदुष्टात्मन्नेहि युध्यस्व वै मया ॥
tato roṣaparītātmā kandharaḥ kandarasthitam |
tam uvāca suduṣṭātman nehi yudhyasva vai mayā ||
അപ്പോൾ കന്ധരൻ ക്രോധാവിഷ്ടമനസ്സോടെ ഗുഹയിൽ പാർത്തിരുന്നവനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“ദുഷ്ടാത്മാവേ, വരിക; നിശ്ചയമായി എന്നോടു യുദ്ധം ചെയ്ക!”
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FAQs
The verse foregrounds roṣa (wrath) as the immediate cause of violent escalation. The abusive vocative “suduṣṭātman” signals a descent into adharma at the level of speech first, which then seeks expression as physical conflict—an implicit warning that uncontrolled anger corrupts judgment and precipitates destructive action.
This verse is best classified under vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna-style narration (accounts of persons and events) rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa proper. It contributes to episodic narrative material within the Purana’s broader compilation.
Symbolically, the ‘cave-dweller’ (kandarasthita) can suggest a hidden or withdrawn adversary—latent tendencies or karmic residues—while the anger-driven challenger represents outwardly eruptive rajasic force. The scene can be read as the psyche’s agitation calling out the concealed shadow, compelling confrontation rather than restraint or discernment.