Shloka 31
अध्याय १२८: शिव–उमा संवादः — तिलोत्तमा, श्मशान-मेध्यता, तथा चातुर्वर्ण्य-धर्मः
Chapter 128: Śiva–Umā Dialogue—Tilottamā, the Ritual Valence of the Śmaśāna, and the Fourfold Duty-Code
नूनमात्मकृतं दोषमपश्यन् किंचिदात्मन: । अकारणेड5भिशप्तोडसि तेनासि हरिण: कृश:
nūnam ātmakṛtaṃ doṣam apaśyan kiñcid ātmanaḥ | akāraṇe 'bhiśapto 'si tenāsi hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ ||
Sesungguhnya, walau engkau tidak melihat sebarang kesalahan yang engkau lakukan dan tidak mendapati apa-apa yang patut dicela pada dirimu, orang ramai tetap mengutukmu tanpa sebab. Oleh itu, wahai rusa, engkau menjadi pudar dan kurus kering.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical problem of undeserved blame: even when one finds no self-caused fault, society may still condemn without reason, and such unjust censure can lead to visible suffering. It implicitly warns against careless cursing and urges discernment and compassion.
A brāhmaṇa addresses a deer, observing that the deer does not perceive any personal wrongdoing, yet others curse it without cause; the brāhmaṇa connects this unjust cursing with the deer’s loss of luster and increasing weakness.