Shloka 15
Śṛṅgī’s Curse on King Parikṣit
Parikṣit–Śṛṅgī–Takṣaka Causal Link
दर्शयन्तो बहून् दोषानू प्रेत्य चेह च दारुणान् । हेतुभि: कारणैश्वैव यथा यज्ञो भवेन्न सः
darśayanto bahūn doṣān pretya ceha ca dāruṇān | hetubhiḥ kāraṇaiś caiva yathā yajño bhaven na saḥ ||
நாம் காரணங்களும் நியாயங்களும் கொண்டு, அந்த யாகம் இவ்வுலகிலும் மறுவுலகிலும் பல கொடிய குற்றங்களை விளைவிக்கும் என்று காட்டுவோம்; அப்படியே அந்த யாகம் நடைபெறாமல் போகும்.
शेष उवाच
Educational Q&A
That an act called a yajña must be evaluated by its consequences and moral coherence: if it produces grave harms in this life and the next, reasoned analysis can show it is not a legitimate dharmic sacrifice.
Śeṣa declares an intention to refute a proposed yajña by presenting logical reasons and causal arguments, emphasizing that the undertaking would lead to severe faults both here and after death, and therefore should not proceed as a true sacrifice.