Shloka 51
Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā
Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta
तस्यापचक्रे मेधावी तं शशाप स वीर्यवान् । भव भस्मेति चोक्त: स न भस्म समपद्यत,और उनका तिरस्कार करने लगा। तब तपोबल-सम्पन्न ऋषि धनुषाक्षने उसे शाप देते हुए कहा--'अरे, तू जलकर भस्म हो जा।” परंतु उनके कहनेपर भी वह भस्म नहीं हुआ
tasyāpacakre medhāvī taṁ śaśāpa sa vīryavān | bhava bhasmeti coktaḥ sa na bhasma samapadyata |
మెధావి అతనిని అవమానించాడు. అప్పుడు ఆ వీర్యవంతుడైన ఋషి శపించాడు—“భస్మమైపో!” కానీ ఆ మాటలు పలికినప్పటికీ అతడు భస్మం కాలేదు.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disrespect toward the spiritually accomplished is ethically perilous, yet the narrative also suggests that outcomes are governed by a larger moral-causal order: even a sage’s curse may be checked by prior merits, protections, or the intricate balance of karma.
Bharadvaja, described as wise and powerful, reacts to someone’s contemptuous behavior by cursing him to become ashes; surprisingly, the person does not turn to ashes, indicating some countervailing force or condition in the story.