Shloka 26
Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā, and the Exchange of Youth: The Unsatisfied Nature of Desire
वृषपर्वा तमाज्ञाय प्रत्यनीकविवक्षितम् । गुरुं प्रसादयन् मूर्ध्ना पादयो: पतित: पथि ॥ २६ ॥
vṛṣaparvā tam ājñāya pratyanīka-vivakṣitam guruṁ prasādayan mūrdhnā pādayoḥ patitaḥ pathi
राजा वृषपर्वाला कळले की शुक्राचार्य त्याला दंड किंवा शाप देण्यासाठी येत आहेत. म्हणून शुक्राचार्य घरात येण्यापूर्वीच तो रस्त्यावर गेला, गुरूंच्या चरणांवर मस्तक ठेवून पडला आणि त्यांचा क्रोध थांबवून त्यांना प्रसन्न केले.
FAQs
This verse shows Vṛṣaparvā pacifying his superior by bowing down and falling at his feet, illustrating that humility and sincere repentance are dharmic ways to resolve grave conflict.
He understood that retaliation was imminent—his son-in-law had arrived with an opposing force—so he tried to avert disaster by surrendering his pride and begging pardon.
When tensions escalate, de-escalate through humility—acknowledge fault, approach respected elders or authorities sincerely, and prioritize reconciliation over ego.