Shloka 23
Adhyāya 290: Kuntī’s Mantra-Parīkṣā and the Appearance of Sūrya (कुन्ती–सूर्यसंवादः)
स रुषा सर्वगात्रेषु तयो: पुरुषसिंहयो:
sa ruṣā sarvagātreṣu tayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ
Disse Mārkaṇḍeya: Então, tomado pela ira, ela se espalhou por todos os membros daqueles dois homens leoninos—sinal exterior de que a cólera se apoderara de todo o seu ser e estava prestes a impeli-los ao próximo ato.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger can pervade the entire person—mind and body—signaling loss of inner balance. Ethically, it points to the need for restraint, since wrath that ‘fills the limbs’ often precedes harmful speech or action.
Markandeya describes a moment of rising tension: two heroic men are overtaken by anger so intensely that it is portrayed as spreading through their whole bodies, foreshadowing an imminent confrontation or decisive act.