Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā
Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta
विकुर्वाणो मुनीनां च व्यचरत् स महीमिमाम् | आससाद महावीर धनुषाक्षं मनीषिणम्,इतना ही नहीं, वह ऋषि-मुनियोंको सतानेके उद्देश्यसे ही इस पृथ्वीपर सब ओर विचरा करता था। एक दिन मेधावी महान् शक्तिशाली एवं मनीषी धनुषाक्षके पास जा पहुँचा
vikurvāṇo munīnāṁ ca vyacarat sa mahīm imām | āsasāda mahāvīra-dhanuṣākṣaṁ manīṣiṇam ||
Assumindo formas enganosas e atormentando os sábios, ele vagou por esta terra em todas as direções. No curso de suas andanças, chegou a Dhanuṣākṣa—sábio e magnânimo, um herói de grande poder.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Harassing ascetics and disrupting spiritual life is portrayed as a grave ethical violation; such adharma inevitably draws confrontation with the wise and the strong who uphold order and protect the vulnerable.
Bharadvaja describes a malicious figure who roams the earth, changing forms and troubling sages; during this course he arrives before the powerful and wise hero Dhanuṣākṣa, setting the stage for an encounter or reckoning.