अहं निमिः कालनेमे सुतं मत्वा वधस्व मा । भवता मोहितेनाजौ देवान्मत्वासुराः स्वकाः
ahaṃ nimiḥ kālaneme sutaṃ matvā vadhasva mā | bhavatā mohitenājau devānmatvāsurāḥ svakāḥ
“ਮੈਂ ਨਿਮੀ ਹਾਂ। ਹੇ ਕਾਲਨੇਮੀ, ਮੈਨੂੰ ਆਪਣਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਸਮਝ ਕੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਵਧ ਨਾ ਕਰ। ਤੂੰ ਯੁੱਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੋਹਿਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਅਸੁਰ ਸਮਝ ਬੈਠਾ ਹੈਂ।”
Nimi
Scene: Nimi, holding Kālanemi subdued, speaks calmly: ‘I am Nimi—do not kill me’; the battlefield noise recedes as clarity pierces rage; gods and asuras stand in tense recognition.
Delusion (moha) distorts discernment; dharma requires clarity about who is to be protected and who is to be opposed.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it focuses on mistaken identity and delusion in combat.
None; the verse is a direct speech within the narrative.