Mahabharata 1.111.6 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 111, Shloka 6
पाण्डोः तपः-प्रसङ्गः, ऋण-धर्मः, अपत्य-प्राप्ति-चिन्ता
Pāṇḍu’s Asceticism, the Doctrine of Debts, and Deliberations on Progeny
तस्यै स प्रददौ मन्त्रमापद्धर्मान्ववेक्षया । अभिचाराभिसंयुक्तमब्रवीच्चैव तां मुनि:
tasyaī sa pradadau mantram āpaddharmān avavekṣayā | abhicārābhisaṃyuktam abravīc caiva tāṃ muniḥ ||
வைசம்பாயனன் கூறினான்—ஆபத்துக் காலத் தர்மத்தை எண்ணி அந்த முனிவர் ப்ருதைக்கு ஒரு மந்திரத்தை அளித்தார்; அது வசீகரணச் செயல்முறையுடன் தொடர்புடையது. அதன் பயன்பாட்டு முறையையும் சொல்லி, பின்னர் முனிவர் அவளிடம் மேலும் உரைத்தார்.
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The verse frames extraordinary spiritual means within the ethical category of āpaddharma: in impending danger, protective action may be sanctioned, but it must be guided by discernment and proper procedure, not mere desire or misuse of power.
Durvāsā, pleased and foreseeing future peril, bestows upon Pṛthā (Kuntī) a potent mantra associated with compelling influence and teaches her how to employ it; he then continues speaking to her in the next passage.
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