Shloka 16
Jaradkāru Encounters the Pitṛs
Jaratkāru-Pitṛdarśana
स तमालक्ष्य पितरं शृूज्गी स्कन्धगतेन वै । शवेन भुजगेनासीद् भूय: क्रोधसमाकुल:,कंधेपर रखे हुए मुर्दे साँपसे संयुक्त पिताको देखकर शुंगी पुनः क्रोधसे व्याकुल हो उठा
sa tam ālakṣya pitaraṁ śṛṅgī skandha-gatena vai | śavena bhujagenāsīd bhūyaḥ krodha-samākulaḥ ||
తండ్రి భుజంపై ఉంచబడిన మృత సర్పాన్ని చూసి శృంగి మరల కోపంతో కలత చెందెను.
कृश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger, when triggered by perceived dishonor, can cloud judgment and propel one toward disproportionate retaliation—an ethical warning central to dharma: restraint and discernment should govern responses to insult.
Śṛṅgī sees his father bearing a dead snake on his shoulder—an act of humiliation inflicted earlier—and the sight rekindles his fury, preparing the narrative ground for the severe reaction that follows in this episode.