Shloka 105
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
सा ब्रह्मदण्डकल्पेन तेन मूर्थ्नि हता तदा । कृत्या पपात मेदिन्यां भस्म सा च जगाम ह
sā brahmadaṇḍakalpena tena mūrdhni hatā tadā | kṛtyā papāta medinyāṃ bhasma sā ca jagāma ha ||
ครั้นแล้วเขาฟาดศีรษะนางด้วยแรงดุจพรหมทัณฑ์ นางกฤตยาได้ล้มลงสู่พื้นดินและกลายเป็นเถ้าธุลี—ดังที่เล่าขานกัน
शुन:सख उवाच
Educational Q&A
Harmful, adharma-driven magical aggression (kṛtyā) ultimately fails against legitimate spiritual authority and disciplined righteousness; destructive intent rebounds into destruction, while dharmic power functions as restraint and protection rather than cruelty.
Śunaḥsakha reports that a hostile kṛtyā was struck on the head by him with a force likened to the brahmadaṇḍa; it fell to the ground and was reduced to ashes, marking the neutralization of a magically sent threat.