Shloka 7
Jaratkāru’s Marital Compact and Departure (जरत्कारु–जरत्कारुणी संवादः)
सौतिरुवाच भस्मी भूत॑ं ततो वृक्ष पन्नगेन्द्रस्य तेजसा । भस्म सर्व समादह्ृत्य काश्यपो वाक्यमब्रवीत्,उग्रश्रवाजी कहते हैं--शौनकजी! नागराजके तेजसे भस्म हुए उस वृक्षकी सारी भस्मराशिको एकत्र करके काश्यपने कहा--
sautir uvāca—bhasmībhūtaṃ tato vṛkṣaṃ pannagendrasya tejasā | bhasma sarvaṃ samādahṛtya kāśyapo vākyam abravīt ||
Wika ni Sauti: Noon, ang punong iyon ay naging abo dahil sa naglalagablab na kapangyarihan ng panginoon ng mga ahas. Tinipon ni Kāśyapa ang lahat ng abo at nagsalita—ginawang sandali ng pagninilay at may layuning pagkilos ang hubad na pagwasak.
काश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked power or anger can cause total destruction, but the wise respond by assessing the aftermath and choosing deliberate, dharmic action rather than impulsive retaliation.
A tree has been burned to ashes by the Nāga-king’s fiery potency. Kāśyapa gathers the ashes and then begins to speak, indicating a consequential intervention or judgment following the act of destruction.