Shloka 26
Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)
निष्पाप ब्राह्मण! तुम मेरे इस अपराधको क्षमा करो। मैं बुद्धिमान् ब्राह्मणोंके तेज और महत्त्वको जानती हूँ ।। अपेय: सागर: क्रोधात् कृतो हि लवणोदक: । तथैव दीप्ततपसां मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम्
niṣpāpa brāhmaṇa! tvaṃ mama etam aparādhaṃ kṣamasva. ahaṃ buddhimatī brāhmaṇānāṃ tejaḥ-mahattvaṃ jānāmi. apeyaḥ sāgaraḥ krodhāt kṛto hi lavaṇodakaḥ. tathaiva dīptatapasāṃ munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām.
“Wahai Brahmana yang tidak berdosa, ampunilah kesalahan ini daripadaku. Aku mengetahui sinar tejas dan kebesaran para Brahmana yang bijaksana. Sesungguhnya lautan menjadi tidak dapat diminum—bertukar menjadi air masin—kerana amarah; demikian juga, kemarahan para muni yang menyala dengan tapa dan yang jiwanya terdidik menjadi dahsyat dan menggerunkan.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should promptly seek forgiveness for wrongdoing and recognize the moral-spiritual power (tejas) of disciplined sages; uncontrolled anger can transform what is beneficial into something harmful, just as wrath is said to have made the ocean’s water undrinkable.
A female speaker addresses a Brāhmaṇa, admits her offence, and asks pardon. To justify her urgency and humility, she cites an illustrative comparison: anger can have vast consequences, and the wrath of austere, self-controlled sages is especially potent.