Shloka 10
Adhyāya 174: Karma as an inescapable companion (कर्मानुगमन-उपदेश)
तदयं तस्य वचनान्निहतो गौतमेन वै । तेनैवामृतसिक्तश्च पुन: संजीवितो बक:,ब्रह्माजीके उस वचनसे ही गौतमने इनका वध किया और ब्रह्माजीने ही पुनः: अमृत छिड़ककर राजधर्माको जीवन-दान दिया है
tad ayaṃ tasya vacanān nihato gautamena vai | tenaivāmṛtasiktaś ca punaḥ saṃjīvito bakaḥ ||
அந்தச் சொல் வலிமையாலேயே கௌதமர் அவனை வீழ்த்தினார்; மேலும் அதே அதிகாரத்தால் அமிர்தம் தெளித்து பகன் மீண்டும் உயிர் பெற்றான்।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Speech and moral authority are portrayed as potent forces: a wrongful or fateful utterance can lead to punishment, yet the same higher authority can also restore life, suggesting that dharma includes both justice and compassionate restoration when appropriate.
Bhīṣma recounts that, due to a particular statement, Gautama struck the being down; afterward, through the sprinkling of nectar, Baka was revived and returned to life—linking consequence (death) and reversal (revival) to authoritative intervention.