Shloka 12
अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः
Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning
पुनः पुनरथोक्ता सा गतसच्त्वेव भामिनी । तूष्णीमासीत् ततो देवो देवानामीश्चरेश्वर:
punaḥ punar athoktā sā gatasattveva bhāminī | tūṣṇīm āsīt tato devo devānām īśvareśvaraḥ ||
Kahit paulit-ulit siyang kinausap, ang babaeng nag-aalab sa damdamin ay nanatiling tahimik, na wari’y napawi ang kanyang loob at paninindigan. Pagkaraan, ang banal na Panginoon—ang naghahari sa mga naghahari sa mga diyos—ay tumahimik din, at hinayaang ang katahimikan ang magsalita bilang aral at pagpipigil.
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
Repeated counsel does not always yield immediate response; when passion exhausts itself, silence can become a deliberate ethical stance—signaling restraint, reflection, and the limits of persuasion.
An impassioned woman, though addressed repeatedly, falls silent as if her inner strength has drained away; afterward the divine figure—described as the supreme lord—also becomes silent, marking a pause where emotion subsides and authority refrains from further speech.