Shloka 29
Adhyāya 2: Nārada’s Disclosure—Karṇa’s Training and the Brahmin’s Curse (Śānti-parva)
इत्युक्तो ब्राह्मणेनाथ कर्णो दैन्यादधोमुख: । राममभ्यगमद् भीतस्तदेव मनसा स्मरन्
ity ukto brāhmaṇenātha karṇo dainyād adhomukhaḥ | rāmam abhyagamād bhītas tadeva manasā smaran |
ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਦੇ ਇਹ ਬਚਨ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਕਰਨ ਡਰ ਨਾਲ ਭਰ ਗਿਆ। ਦਿਨਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਮੂੰਹ ਨਿਵਾ ਕੇ, ਉਸੇ ਗੱਲ ਨੂੰ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਉਹ ਰਾਮ (ਪਰਸ਼ੁਰਾਮ) ਕੋਲ ਮੁੜ ਗਿਆ।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A moral admonition, once heard, can stir conscience and fear in a person aware of inner wrongdoing; ethical unease pushes one back toward the authority of the guru, but remembrance of the fault continues to trouble the mind.
After being spoken to by a brāhmaṇa, Karṇa becomes frightened and downcast; while mentally dwelling on the warning, he goes back to Rāma—i.e., Paraśurāma—his teacher.