Shloka 15
Jājali–Tulādhāra-saṃvāda: Yajña, Vṛtti, and Ātma-tīrtha (जाजलि-तुलाधार-संवादः)
तस्य चिन्ता समुत्पन्ना संहारं प्रति भूपते । चिन्तयन् नाध्यगच्छच्च संहारे हेतुकारणम्
tasya cintā samutpannā saṃhāraṃ prati bhūpate | cintayan nādhyagacchac ca saṃhāre hetukāraṇam, bhūpāla ||
Nārada disse: “Ó rei, na mente do Pitāmaha (Brahmā) surgiu a preocupação de promover uma dissolução—reduzir a multidão de criaturas. Contudo, embora refletisse por muito tempo, não conseguiu discernir nenhuma causa sensata e adequada que justificasse a destruição dos seres.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when power exists to destroy or reduce life, dharma demands a valid and proportionate cause; mere impulse or administrative convenience is not a sufficient ground for saṃhāra.
Nārada narrates that Brahmā becomes concerned about a potential dissolution (reducing the number of creatures), but despite prolonged reflection he cannot find a proper causal justification for destroying the prajā.