Shloka 27
ययाति-देवयानी-शर्मिष्ठा विवादः — Śukra’s Curse and the Disclosure of Lineage
दृष्टवा काव्यमुवाचेदं सम्भ्रमाविष्टचेतना । आचचक्षे महाप्राज्ञं देवयानीं वने हताम्
dṛṣṭvā kāvyam uvācedaṃ sambhramāviṣṭa-cetanā | ācacakṣe mahāprājñaṃ devayānīṃ vane hatām ||
Nang makita ang nakapanghihilakbot na pangyayari, sinakmal ng pagkabagabag ang kanyang isip at sinabi niya ang mga salitang ito. Ipinabatid niya sa lubhang marunong na si Devayānī ay napatay sa gubat—isang pahayag na punô ng sindak at pagyanig ng budhi sa paglapastangan sa kaligtasan at nararapat sa lugar na dapat sana’y kanlungan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical rupture caused by unjust violence: the mind’s agitation reflects how adharma (wrongdoing) naturally provokes alarm and moral disquiet, especially when harm occurs in a setting associated with safety (the forest as refuge in many narratives).
A speaker, overwhelmed with alarm after witnessing a distressing situation, reports to a very wise person that Devayānī has been killed in the forest, setting up a consequential response to the reported wrongdoing.