Shloka 30
Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे रक्षस्तत्तदा भीषणाकृति ।
नर्दमानं महानादमाजगाम त्वरान्वितम् ॥
etasminnantare rakṣastattadā bhīṣaṇākṛti | nardamānaṃ mahānādamājagāma tvarānvitam
அதே வேளையில், அதே கணத்தில், அச்சமூட்டும் தோற்றமுடைய ஒரு ராட்சசன் விரைந்து வந்தான்—மிகப் பெரிய இடிமுழக்கம்போல் கர்ஜித்துக் கொண்டே।
FAQs
The narrative emphasizes vigilance: danger often arrives suddenly and loudly; preparedness (through prior instruction) is the dhārmic response.
Manvantara: exemplary events within a Manu’s age, illustrating dharma and adharma through characters and conflicts.
The roaring rākṣasa can be read as the eruption of tamas/violent impulse; the ‘swift arrival’ mirrors how unguarded mind-states can rapidly overwhelm if not checked.