Shloka 21
खरस्य क्रोधः — शूर्पणखावृत्तान्तकथनम्
Khara’s Wrath and Śūrpaṇakhā’s Report
इति तस्यां ब्रुवाणायां चतुर्दश महाबलान्।व्यादिदेश खरः क्रुद्धो राक्षसानन्तकोपमान्।।।।
iti tasyāṃ bruvāṇāyāṃ caturdaśa mahābalān | vyādideśa kharaḥ kruddho rākṣasān antakopamān ||
அவள் இவ்வாறு பேசிக்கொண்டிருக்கையில், கோபமுற்ற கரன், யமனின் கோபத்துக்கு ஒப்பான பதினான்கு மகாபல ராக்ஷசர்களுக்கு ஆணையிட்டான்.
Thus commanded, the fourteen demons along with Surpanakha rushed there like wind-blown clouds.
FAQs
Uncontrolled anger (krodha) drives adharma and rash decisions; dharma calls for self-mastery before exercising authority.
Hearing Śūrpaṇakhā’s words, Khara responds by deploying a force of fourteen rākṣasas to attack.
By contrast (through negation), the verse highlights the virtue of restraint—showing how its absence leads to violent escalation.