Shloka 31
Śṛṅgī’s Curse on King Parikṣit
Parikṣit–Śṛṅgī–Takṣaka Causal Link
नैषा वो नैछिकी बुद्धिर्मता कर्तु भुजड़मा: । सर्वेषामेव मे बुद्धि: पन्नगानां न रोचते,“नागगण! तुम्हारी बुद्धिने जो निश्चय किया है, वह व्यवहारमें लानेयोग्य नहीं है। इसी प्रकार मेरा विचार भी सब सर्पोंको जँच जाय, यह सम्भव नहीं है
naiṣā vo naiṣṭhikī buddhir matā kartuṁ bhujaṅgamāḥ | sarveṣām eva me buddhiḥ pannagānāṁ na rocate ||
Śeṣa berkata: “Wahai para ular, tekad yang telah dibentuk oleh fikiran kamu itu tidak layak dilaksanakan. Dan demikian juga, tidak mungkin pertimbanganku sendiri akan menyenangkan setiap seekor ular.”
शेष उवाच
Educational Q&A
A decision, even if firmly held, must be judged by its practicability and ethical fitness; also, a leader’s counsel cannot be expected to satisfy every member of a diverse community.
Śeṣa addresses the assembled serpents, rejecting their proposed course as unfit to implement and acknowledging that his own view will not necessarily be agreeable to all snakes.