Shloka 26
सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा
Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage
तद्धयादपसर्पन् वै तस्मिन् कूपे पपात ह । अगाधे सुमहाघोरे सर्वभूतभयंकरे
taddhyādapasarpan vai tasmin kūpe papāta ha | agādhe sumahāghore sarvabhūtabhayaṅkare ||
वैशंपायन म्हणाले— “अशा रीतीने भयाने मागे सरकत तो त्या विहिरीतच पडला—जी अथांग, अत्यंत भयंकर आणि सर्व प्राण्यांना भय देणारी होती.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Fear-driven, unreflective action can magnify danger; steadiness and discernment are implied virtues, since fleeing blindly may lead to a worse calamity than the original threat.
The speaker narrates that, while retreating in fear, the person falls into a dreadful, bottomless well—described as terrifying to all beings—marking a sudden turn from flight to disaster.