Shloka 7
Pauṇḍraka’s False Vāsudeva Claim, His Death, and the Burning of Vārāṇasī by Sudarśana
श्रीशुक उवाच कत्थनं तदुपाकर्ण्य पौण्ड्रकस्याल्पमेधस: । उग्रसेनादय: सभ्या उच्चकैर्जहसुस्तदा ॥ ७ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca katthanaṁ tad upākarṇya pauṇḍrakasyālpa-medhasaḥ ugrasenādayaḥ sabhyā uccakair jahasus tadā
ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਸ਼ੁਕਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਅਲਪ ਬੁੱਧੀ ਪੌਂਡਰਕ ਦੀ ਉਹ ਸ਼ੇਖੀ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਉਗ੍ਰਸੇਨ ਆਦਿ ਸਭਾਸਦ ਉਸ ਵੇਲੇ ਉੱਚੀ ਹੱਸ ਪਏ।
FAQs
This verse shows that Pauṇḍraka’s self-proclamation was mere boasting born of poor intelligence, and the wise immediately recognized it as absurd.
Because Pauṇḍraka’s claim to be Vāsudeva was an obvious imitation rooted in delusion; the elders and courtiers could see the truth and thus laughed aloud.
Avoid self-deception and inflated identity; seek genuine spiritual understanding and humility rather than imitating greatness for prestige.