Shloka 10
यवक्रीत-वधः
The Slaying of Yavakrīta at Raibhya’s Hermitage
ततः समभवन्नारी तस्या रूपेण सम्मिता । अवलुच्यापरां चापि जुहावाग्नौ जटां पुन:,उससे एक नारीके रूपमें कृत्या प्रकट हुई, जो रूपमें उनकी पुत्रवधूके ही समान थी। तत्पश्चात् एक-दूसरी जटा उखाड़कर उन्होंने पुनः उसी अग्निमें डाल दी
tataḥ samabhavannārī tasyā rūpeṇa sammitā | avalucyāparāṃ cāpi juhāvāgnau jaṭāṃ punaḥ ||
அப்போது அவளின் உருவத்திற்கே ஒத்த ஒரு பெண்—கிருத்யா—உருவெடுத்தாள். பின்னர் அவர் இன்னொரு ஜடையைப் பறித்து மீண்டும் அதே அக்னியில் ஆஹுதி செய்தார்.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the potency of ascetic-ritual acts: through disciplined (and potentially perilous) practices, one can generate powerful effects. Ethically, it cautions that such power—when directed toward harmful ends like conjuring a kṛtyā—can become a vehicle for adharma and unintended consequences.
A ritual act is being performed: from the fire, a woman-like figure manifests, closely resembling a particular woman. The performer then plucks out another lock of matted hair and offers it again into the fire, indicating the continuation or intensification of the rite.