Shloka 15
और्वोपाख्यानम्
Aurva Episode: Restoration of Sight and Restraint of World-Destructive Anger
न कौणपा: शुज्िणो वा न देवा न च मानुषा: । इदं समुपसर्पन्ति तत् कि समनुसर्पथ,“मेरी उपस्थितिमें यहाँ राक्षस, यक्ष, देवता अथवा मनुष्य--कोई भी नहीं आने पाते; फिर तुमलोग कैसे आ रहे हो?”
Vaiśampāyana uvāca — na kauṇapāḥ śuciṇo vā na devā na ca mānuṣāḥ | idaṃ samupasarpanti tat kiṃ samanusarpatha ||
Вайшампаяна сказал: «В моём присутствии сюда не могут приблизиться ни нечистые пожиратели плоти, ни даже чистые — ни боги, ни люди. Как же тогда вы смогли прийти сюда и следовать за мной?»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the idea that spiritual or ascetic power establishes protective boundaries: mere categories of being (god, human, or other) do not grant access where a higher authority or sanctity forbids entry. It also frames purity/impurity as ethically significant in determining who may approach.
The speaker expresses surprise that certain beings are approaching despite a stated protective presence that normally prevents any beings—whether impure (kauṇapāḥ) or pure, divine or human—from coming near. The question intensifies suspense by demanding how they can cross that barrier.