Shloka 26
Adhyaya 9 — Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra’s Mutual Curse: The Āḍi–Baka Battle and Brahmā’s Pacification
जहि वत्स वशिष्ठ त्वं त्वञ्च कौशिक सत्तम ।
तामसं भावमाश्रित्य ईदृग्युद्धं चिकीर्षितम् ॥
jahi vatsa vaśiṣṭha tvaṃ tvañca kauśika sattama / tāmasaṃ bhāvamāśritya īdṛgyuddhaṃ cikīrṣitam
‘थांबा, वत्सा—हे वसिष्ठ; आणि तूही, हे कौशिकश्रेष्ठ! तमोगुणी वृत्तीचा आश्रय घेऊन तुम्ही असे युद्ध करावयाची इच्छा केली आहे.’
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FAQs
The text distinguishes between rightful spiritual potency and its misuse. When tapas is harnessed by tamas, it becomes destructive rather than liberative; hence the divine injunction to desist.
Carita: an instructive narrative episode illustrating dharma through the conduct of eminent figures.
‘Such a battle’ points to inner warfare driven by guṇas. The admonition is a call to transmute tamas into clarity (sattva) before action is taken.