Shloka 306
मातापितृपूजन-प्रधानधर्मः (Primacy of Filial Service) — Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account of the Vyādha’s Instruction
योगी योगेन वह्लिंच शमयामास वारिणा | महाराज! उस समय धुन्धुके शरीरसे बहुत-सा जल प्रवाहित होने लगा, किंतु राजा कुवलाश्वने योगी होनेके कारण योगबलसे उस जलमय तेजको पी लिया और जल प्रकट करके धुन्धुकी मुखाग्निको बुझा दिया
yogī yogena vahliṃ ca śamayāmāsa vāriṇā | mahārāja! tadā dhundhuke śarīrāt bahu jalaṃ pravahitum ārabdhavat, kintu rājā kuvalāśvaḥ yogī bhūtvā yogabalena taṃ jalamayaṃ tejaḥ pītvā jalaṃ prakaṭya dhundhuke mukhāgniṃ śamayāmāsa |
Disse Mārkaṇḍeya: “Pelo poder do yoga, o yogin extinguiu o fogo com água. Ó grande rei, então um grande caudal de água começou a jorrar do corpo de Dhundhu; contudo o rei Kuvalāśva, mestre do yoga, bebeu aquela energia aquosa por força yóguica e, em seguida, manifestou água para apagar o fogo ardente que Dhundhu lançava pela boca. Assim, o poder interior disciplinado não foi usado para ostentação, mas para conter a força destrutiva e proteger o mundo do mal.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yogic discipline and inner mastery are portrayed as ethical power: the truly strong restrain and neutralize destructive forces for the protection of others, rather than using power for aggression or spectacle.
Dhundhu emits a great outflow of water and a dangerous mouth-fire. King Kuvalashva, described as a yogin, absorbs the watery energy through yogic power and then produces water to extinguish Dhundhu’s mouth-fire, thereby subduing the threat.