Jaratkāru’s Marital Compact and Departure (जरत्कारु–जरत्कारुणी संवादः)
सौतिरुवाच भस्मी भूत॑ं ततो वृक्ष पन्नगेन्द्रस्य तेजसा । भस्म सर्व समादह्ृत्य काश्यपो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
sautir uvāca—bhasmībhūtaṃ tato vṛkṣaṃ pannagendrasya tejasā | bhasma sarvaṃ samādahṛtya kāśyapo vākyam abravīt ||
सौति म्हणाला—शौनकऋषींनो! नागराजाच्या तेजाने तो वृक्ष भस्म झाला. मग काश्यपांनी ती सर्व भस्मराशी एकत्र करून वचन उच्चारले.
काश्यप उवाच
Unchecked power or anger can cause total destruction, but the wise respond by assessing the aftermath and choosing deliberate, dharmic action rather than impulsive retaliation.
A tree has been burned to ashes by the Nāga-king’s fiery potency. Kāśyapa gathers the ashes and then begins to speak, indicating a consequential intervention or judgment following the act of destruction.