Shloka 47
Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage
अहं न विस्मयं विप्र गच्छामीति प्रपश्य माम् । यह सुनकर महादेवजी ठठाकर हँस पड़े और उन आसक्तिसे मोहित हुए मुनिसे बोले --'विप्रवर! मुझे तो यह देखकर विस्मय नहीं हो रहा है। मेरी ओर देखो” ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | ahaṃ na vismayaṃ vipra gacchāmīti prapaśya mām |
Disse Vaiśampāyana: “Ó brâmane, ao ver isto não caio em espanto. Olha para mim.” Tendo assim falado ao mais eminente dos sábios, o prudente Mahādeva dirigiu-se ao rishi Maṅkaṇaka; e então, ó rei, Mahādeva fez uma ferida na ponta do polegar com a ponta do seu dedo. Dessa ferida começou a cair cinza, branca como a neve.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Extraordinary signs and powers are not, by themselves, grounds for pride or spiritual intoxication. Mahādeva’s calm statement—‘I am not astonished’—and his effortless display (ash falling like snow) reorients the ascetic from attachment to marvels toward steadiness, humility, and true discernment.
After hearing of the sage’s reaction, Mahādeva laughs and tells the brāhmaṇa to look at him. He then makes a small wound on his thumb, from which white ash begins to fall, demonstrating a greater, controlled marvel and thereby checking the sage’s deluded attachment to his own unusual experience.