तं श्रुत्वा निहतं तेन चंडालं निजकिंकरम् । देवशर्मातिकोपेन तद्वधार्थमुपागतः
taṃ śrutvā nihataṃ tena caṃḍālaṃ nijakiṃkaram | devaśarmātikopena tadvadhārthamupāgataḥ
Ao ouvir que o seu próprio servo, um caṇḍāla, fora morto por ele, Devaśarmā, tomado de ira feroz, veio até ali com a intenção de matá-lo.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrative voice)
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ)
Scene: Devaśarmā, furious, strides forward with relatives gathering behind, intent on killing the offender; tension thickens in a sacred setting.
Retaliatory anger, even when sparked by loss, can pull one deeper into adharma; Purāṇic narratives often pivot here toward recognition of higher truth.
The verse is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but the location is not explicitly stated in this excerpt.
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