Shloka 63
सावित्री-यमसंवादः
Sāvitrī’s Dialogue with Yama and the Restoration of Satyavān
दारुणो होष दुष्टात्मा क्षुद्रकर्मा निशाचर: । स्वभावाच्छीलदोषेण सर्वेषां भयवर्धन:,“यह दारुण दुष्टात्मा तथा क्षुद्रकर्म करनेवाला निशाचर अपने स्वभाव और शीलदोषसे सब लोगोंका भय बढ़ा रहा है
dāruṇo hoṣa duṣṭātmā kṣudrakarmā niśācaraḥ | svabhāvāc chīladoṣeṇa sarveṣāṁ bhayavardhanaḥ ||
Disse Mārkaṇḍeya: “Este ser que vagueia na noite —cruel, de espírito vil e de feitos mesquinhos—, por sua própria natureza e pelo defeito do seu caráter, só faz aumentar o medo de todos.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical insight: cruelty and fearfulness often arise from ingrained nature and corrupted character (śīla-doṣa). Such a person becomes a source of fear to society, showing how inner disposition shapes outward harm.
Mārkaṇḍeya is describing a nocturnal, demonic-type figure as inherently cruel and ignoble, emphasizing that his very temperament and character-flaw make him a continual threat who spreads fear among all.