Shloka 24
Adhyaya 9 — Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra’s Mutual Curse: The Āḍi–Baka Battle and Brahmā’s Pacification
ततः पितामहो देवस्तं दृष्ट्वा लोकसङ्क्षयम् ।
तयोश्च हितमन्विच्छन् तिर्यग्भावमपानुदत् ॥
tataḥ pitāmaho devastaṃ dṛṣṭvā lokasaṃkṣayam / tayośca hitamanvicchan tiryagbhāvamapānudat
तेव्हा पितामह ब्रह्मदेवांनी, लोक विनाशाकडे जात आहेत असे पाहून आणि त्या दोघांचेही कल्याण इच्छून, त्यांचा पशुभाव दूर केला।
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FAQs
Even conflicts among the spiritually advanced can endanger social and cosmic stability when driven by passion. The text frames Brahmā’s intervention as a restoration of dharma: correction is undertaken not to ‘punish’ but to secure the welfare (hita) of the disputants and the world.
Primarily within Vaṃśānucarita/Carita (narratives of persons and events) rather than Sarga/Pratisarga. It is an ethical-illustrative episode embedded in the Purāṇic historical storytelling mode.
‘Tiryag-bhāva’ symbolizes consciousness degraded by tamas (delusion/instinct). Brahmā dispelling it signifies the reassertion of sattvic discernment so that tapas and dharma can resume their proper course.