Shloka 8
Ṛśyaśṛṅgopākhyāna-praveśaḥ — Lomāśa narrates the origins of Ṛśyaśṛṅga and the Anga drought (ऋश्यशृङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रवेशः)
अस्मिन्नृषभकूटे5 भूदूषभो नाम तापस: । अनेकशतवर्षायुस्तपस्वी कोपनो भृशम्
asminn ṛṣabhakūṭe bhūdūṣabho nāma tāpasaḥ | anekaśata-varṣāyus tapassvī kopano bhṛśam ||
लोमश म्हणाले—“या ऋषभकूटावर भूदूषभ नावाचा एक तपस्वी राहत होता. त्याचे आयुष्य अनेक शतके होते; तो तपस्यासंपन्न होता, पण अत्यंत क्रोधीही होता.”
लोगमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse juxtaposes great tapas and longevity with intense anger, implying an ethical warning: spiritual power or austerity is incomplete without mastery over krodha (anger) and inner restraint.
Lomasa begins (or continues) a tale by introducing the setting—Ṛṣabhakūṭa—and the key figure, the long-lived ascetic Bhūdūṣabha, characterized as highly austere yet extremely irascible, foreshadowing a conflict or moral episode driven by anger.