Shloka 29
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
येनाहमेवमत्यर्थं दुःखितश्चालितः पदाः ।
दशां कष्टामनुप्राप्तः स पापात्मा नराधमः ॥
yenāham evam atyarthaṃ duḥkhitaś cālitaḥ padāḥ / daśāṃ kaṣṭām anuprāptaḥ sa pāpātmā narādhamaḥ
எவன் என்னை—மிகவும் துன்புற்ற இந்த இழிந்த நிலையிலே—கால்களால் அடித்தானோ, அவன் பாவாத்மா, மனிதரில் இழிந்தவன்!
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FAQs
Suffering can sharpen moral condemnation, yet the Purāṇic lesson often warns against anger’s excess: words spoken in wrath can exceed the original fault and create disproportionate outcomes.
A dharma-ākhyāna illustrating the potency of speech (vāk) and the ethical requirement of restraint (kṣamā), rather than cosmological material.
The sage’s labeling power (‘sinful’, ‘lowest’) shows nāma/śabda as creative force—naming becomes a seed for fate unless checked by compassion.