Shloka 25
Takṣaka’s agency, Parīkṣit’s rites, and Janamejaya’s enthronement (वैयासिक परम्परा-प्रसङ्गः)
तरुणस्तस्य पुत्रो$ भूत् तिग्मतेजा महातपा: । शृज्जी नाम महाक्रोधो दुष्प्रसादो महाव्रत:,मुनिके शृंगी नामक एक पुत्र था, जिसकी अभी तरुणावस्था थी। वह महान् तपस्वी, दुःसह तेजसे सम्पन्न और महान् व्रतधारी था। उसमें क्रोधकी मात्रा बहुत अधिक थी; अतः उसे प्रसन्न करना अत्यन्त कठिन था
taruṇas tasya putro 'bhūt tigmatejā mahātapāḥ | śṛṅgī nāma mahākrodho duṣprasādo mahāvrataḥ ||
Wika ni Śaunaka: “May anak siyang lalaki na bata pa, subalit taglay ang matalim na ningning at dakilang kapangyarihang ascetiko. Ang pangalan niya’y Śṛṅgī—madaling magalit, mahirap payapain, at matatag sa mahihigpit na panata.” Ipinakikita ng taludtod ang tensiyong etikal kapag ang disiplina at kapangyarihang espirituwal ay sinasabayan ng galit na di napipigil.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse cautions that tapas (ascetic power) and strict vows do not automatically imply inner mastery; when joined with uncontrolled anger, spiritual potency can become ethically dangerous. True dharma requires self-restraint alongside discipline.
Śaunaka describes a sage’s young son, Śṛṅgī, emphasizing his formidable ascetic energy and strict vows, while also stressing his volatile temper and difficulty to appease—traits that foreshadow consequential actions in the surrounding episode.