Shloka 39

Adhyaya 3 — The Dharmapakshis’ Past-Life Curse and Indra’s Test of Truthfulness

Sanskrit

कथं परशरीरस्य हेतोर्देहं स्वकं बुधः ।

विनाशयेद् घातयेद्वा यथा ह्यात्मा तथा सुतः ॥

Transliteration

kathaṃ paraśarīrasya hetor dehaṃ svakaṃ budhaḥ | vināśayed ghātayed vā yathā hy ātmā tathā sutaḥ ||

Translation

ଅନ୍ୟର ଦେହ ପାଇଁ କୌଣସି ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି କିପରି ନିଜ ଦେହକୁ ନଶ୍ଟ କରିବ କିମ୍ବା ନିଜ ବଧ କରାଇବ? କାରଣ ପୁତ୍ରକୁ ନିଜ ଆତ୍ମା ସମାନ କୁହାଯାଇଛି।

Speakers

• Not in Devi Mahatmyam; presented as general dharma teaching within the Purana’s instructional narrative (speaker depends on recension’s framing for Adhyaya 3).

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Ahimsa
• Ethics
• Compassion
• Family duty