Shloka 8
Vaitaraṇī-tīrtha and the Devayāna Path
Kaliṅga Episode
ह्ृते पशौ तदा देवास्तमूचुर्भरतर्षभ । मा परस्वमभिद्रोग्धा मा धर्मानू सकलान् वशी:,भरतश्रेष्ठी] पशुका अपहरण हो जानेपर देवताओंने उनसे कहा--“आप दूसरोंके धनसे द्रोह न करें (दूसरोंके हिस्सेको न लें) धर्मके साधनभूत समस्त यज्ञभागोंको लेनेकी इच्छा न करें!
hṛte paśau tadā devās tam ūcur bharatarṣabha | mā parasvam abhidroghdhā mā dharmānū sakalān vaśī ||
Quando o animal do sacrifício foi levado, os deuses lhe falaram: “Ó touro entre os Bharatas, não cometas hostilidade contra a propriedade alheia — não tomes o que pertence a outros. Não desejes, por vontade própria, apropriar-te de todas as porções rituais que são o meio do dharma.”
लोगमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
Respect others’ property and restrain acquisitive desire, even in religious contexts; dharma is upheld by non-appropriation and self-control, not by seizing all ritual benefits for oneself.
After a sacrificial animal is carried off, the gods intervene and warn the addressed Bharata-hero not to retaliate by violating others’ rights or by trying to claim all dharma-supporting ritual portions for himself.