Shloka 8
अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः
Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning
“वरदायक प्रभो! देव! सुना है कि पापाचारी प्राणी यमराजके लोकमें गिराये जाते हैं, अतः आपसे प्रसन्न होनेके लिये प्रार्थना करती हूँ, आप मुझपर कृपा कीजिये ।।
etad icchāmy ahaṃ kāmaṃ tvatto lokapitāmaha | iccheyaṃ tvatprasādārthaṃ tapas taptuṃ maheśvara ||
Wika ni Nārada: “O Panginoon, Tagapagkaloob ng mga biyaya—O Diyos! Narinig ko na ang mga makasalanang nilalang ay ibinabagsak sa daigdig ni Yama. Kaya upang makamtan ang Iyong pagsang-ayon, ako’y nananalangin: mahabag Ka sa akin. O Lolo ng mga daigdig, O Maheśvara! Nais kong matupad ang isang hiling mula sa Iyo: nais kong pumunta sa isang lugar at magsagawa ng mahigpit na pag-aayuno at pagninilay (tapas) upang Ikaw ay malugod.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links ethical conduct with post-mortem consequence (wrongdoers fall into Yama’s realm) and presents devotion expressed through tapas as a means to seek divine grace and moral-spiritual clarity.
Nārada addresses a supreme lord (called Maheśvara and Lokapitāmaha), expressing concern about the fate of sinful beings and requesting permission/means to undertake austerities in order to obtain the deity’s favor and fulfill a specific wish.