Shloka 12
Rāma’s Abhiṣeka Plan, Kaikeyī’s Boon, and the Initiation of the Exile
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account
बिशभ्रच्चानियतं वेषमुन्मत्त इव पाण्डव । विकच: परुषा वाचो व्याहरन् विविधा मुनि:,पाण्डुनन्दन! दुर्वासा मुनि पागलोंकी तरह अटपटा वेष धारण किये, मूँड़ मुड़ाये और नाना प्रकारके कटु वचन बोलते हुए उस आश्रममें पधारे
bibhraś cāniyataṃ veṣam unmatta iva pāṇḍava | vikaśaḥ paruṣā vāco vyāharan vividhā muniḥ || pāṇḍunandana! durvāsā muniḥ pāgalon kī tarah aṭpaṭā veṣa dhāraṇ kiye, mūṇḍ muḍāye aur nānā prakār ke kaṭu vacan bolte hue us āśram meṃ padhāre |
Vyāsa disse: “Ó Pāṇḍava, o sábio Durvāsā chegou àquele eremitério com um aspecto irregular e desalinhado, como alguém fora de si — a cabeça raspada, proferindo muitas palavras ásperas.” A passagem ressalta que um grande asceta pode parecer exteriormente perturbador ou ríspido, mas sua presença põe à prova a contenção, a hospitalidade e a firmeza no dharma dos anfitriões.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Outer appearance and abrasive speech do not always indicate inner worth; the arrival of a formidable ascetic like Durvāsā functions as a dharmic test—especially of hospitality (atithi-satkara), patience, and self-restraint in the face of provocation.
Vyāsa narrates that the sage Durvāsā comes to the hermitage in an odd, unkempt guise—shaven-headed and speaking harshly—setting the stage for a tense encounter in which the hosts’ conduct and adherence to dharma will be tested.