Shloka 26
Adhyaya 9 — Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra’s Mutual Curse: The Āḍi–Baka Battle and Brahmā’s Pacification
जहि वत्स वशिष्ठ त्वं त्वञ्च कौशिक सत्तम ।
तामसं भावमाश्रित्य ईदृग्युद्धं चिकीर्षितम् ॥
jahi vatsa vaśiṣṭha tvaṃ tvañca kauśika sattama / tāmasaṃ bhāvamāśritya īdṛgyuddhaṃ cikīrṣitam
‘நிறுத்து, என் பிள்ளையே—வசிஷ்டா; நீயும், கௌசிகரில் சிறந்தவனே! தாமசப் பண்பைச் சார்ந்து இத்தகைய போரைச் செய்ய விரும்பினீர்.’
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FAQs
The text distinguishes between rightful spiritual potency and its misuse. When tapas is harnessed by tamas, it becomes destructive rather than liberative; hence the divine injunction to desist.
Carita: an instructive narrative episode illustrating dharma through the conduct of eminent figures.
‘Such a battle’ points to inner warfare driven by guṇas. The admonition is a call to transmute tamas into clarity (sattva) before action is taken.