Shloka 33
Kaurava Court Hears of the Pāṇḍavas’ Forest Hardship (वैचित्रवीर्यवंशीयस्य राज्ञः करुणाविचारः)
स तत्र तेन मनसा बभूव क्षुभितेन्द्रिय: । पतन्नीर्दृष्टवा द्विजेन्द्राणां वह्निः कामवशं ययौ,इस प्रकार वहाँ (आसक्तियुक्त) मनसे उन ब्रह्मर्षियोंकी पत्नियोंको देखकर अग्निदेवकी सारी इन्द्रियाँ क्षोभसे चञज्चल हो उठीं। वे सर्वधा कामके अधीन हो गये
sa tatra tena manasā babhūva kṣubhitendriyaḥ | patnīr dṛṣṭvā dvijendrāṇāṁ vahniḥ kāmavaśaṁ yayau ||
Ali, com a mente atraída pelo apego, ao ver as esposas dos mais eminentes sábios brâmanes, todos os sentidos de Agni se agitaram e se tornaram inquietos. O deus do Fogo caiu inteiramente sob o domínio do desejo.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how attachment in the mind can disturb the senses and lead even a mighty being into the control of desire; ethically it underscores the need for vigilance, restraint, and guarding the mind from fixation on sense-objects.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes Agni seeing the wives of eminent Brahmin sages; his senses become agitated and he falls under the power of kāma (desire), setting up the ensuing moral and narrative consequences.