Shloka 9
अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः
Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning
पितामह उवाच मृत्यो संकल्पिता मे त्वं प्रजासंहारहेतुना । गच्छ संहर सर्वस्त्विं प्रजा मा च विचारय,ब्रहद्माजीने कहा--मृत्यो! प्रजाके संहारके लिये ही मैंने संकल्पपूर्वक तुम्हारी सृष्टि की है। जाओ, सारी प्रजाका संहार करो। इसके लिये मनमें कोई विचार न करो
pitāmaha uvāca mṛtyo saṅkalpitā me tvaṃ prajāsaṃhārahetunā | gaccha saṃhara sarvāstv iṃ prajā mā ca vicāraya ||
ปิตามหะตรัสว่า “โอ มฤตยู! เราได้สร้างเจ้าโดยเจตนาเพื่อเป็นเหตุแห่งการทำลายสรรพสัตว์โดยแท้ ไปเถิด—จงทำลายสรรพชีวิตทั้งปวง อย่าได้ลังเลหรือครุ่นคิดให้ชักช้า”
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames death and destruction as a necessary function within cosmic dharma: Mṛtyu is appointed as an instrument of saṃhāra (dissolution), and is instructed to act without personal hesitation, emphasizing duty aligned with the creator’s ordinance rather than individual sentiment.
Brahmā (addressed as Pitāmaha) speaks directly to the personified deity Death, stating that Death was intentionally brought forth to end living beings, and commands Death to proceed with the task of destroying all creatures without doubt or deliberation.