Shloka 27
Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank
आदि-अन्तसे रहित भगवान् अच्युतने उन दोनों बूँदोंकी ओर देखा। उनमेंसे एक बूँद भगवानकी दृष्टि पड़ते ही उनकी प्रेरणासे तमोमय मधुनामक दैत्यके आकारमें परिणत हो गयी। उस दैत्यका रंग मधुके समान था और उसकी कान्ति बड़ी सुन्दर थी। जलकी दूसरी बूँद
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | tāv abhyadhāvatāṃ śreṣṭhī tamasā rajasānvitau | balavantau gadāhastau padmanālānusāriṇau ||
Disse Vaiśaṃpāyana: Dotados de tamas e rajas, aqueles dois demônios mais eminentes—Madhu e Kaiṭabha—arremeteram para a frente. Fortíssimos, com clavas nas mãos, avançaram ao longo do talo do lótus, impelidos pelas forças sombrias e passionais que lhes haviam dado forma. O episódio mostra como os guṇa, quando agitados sem governo, podem manifestar-se como violenta obstrução à ordem cósmica, exigindo contenção divina e restauração do equilíbrio.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how tamas (dark inertia) and rajas (restless passion), when dominant and unchecked, can generate destructive momentum. Ethically, it implies the need for sattva—clarity and balance—so that power and action do not become mere aggression against order (dharma).
Madhu and Kaiṭabha, newly manifested and empowered by tamas and rajas, charge forward with clubs, moving along the lotus-stalk (padmanāla). This sets the stage for their confrontation with the divine principle that must re-establish equilibrium.