Shloka 25
Takṣaka’s agency, Parīkṣit’s rites, and Janamejaya’s enthronement (वैयासिक परम्परा-प्रसङ्गः)
तरुणस्तस्य पुत्रो$ भूत् तिग्मतेजा महातपा: । शृज्जी नाम महाक्रोधो दुष्प्रसादो महाव्रत:,मुनिके शृंगी नामक एक पुत्र था, जिसकी अभी तरुणावस्था थी। वह महान् तपस्वी, दुःसह तेजसे सम्पन्न और महान् व्रतधारी था। उसमें क्रोधकी मात्रा बहुत अधिक थी; अतः उसे प्रसन्न करना अत्यन्त कठिन था
taruṇas tasya putro 'bhūt tigmatejā mahātapāḥ | śṛṅgī nāma mahākrodho duṣprasādo mahāvrataḥ ||
Disse Śaunaka: “Ele tinha um filho ainda jovem, mas dotado de brilho feroz e grande poder ascético. Chamava-se Śṛṅgī: pronto à ira, difícil de apaziguar e firme em votos severos.” O verso destaca a tensão ética que pode surgir quando disciplina e poder espirituais se unem a uma cólera sem controle.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse cautions that tapas (ascetic power) and strict vows do not automatically imply inner mastery; when joined with uncontrolled anger, spiritual potency can become ethically dangerous. True dharma requires self-restraint alongside discipline.
Śaunaka describes a sage’s young son, Śṛṅgī, emphasizing his formidable ascetic energy and strict vows, while also stressing his volatile temper and difficulty to appease—traits that foreshadow consequential actions in the surrounding episode.