Shloka 10
यवक्रीत-वधः
The Slaying of Yavakrīta at Raibhya’s Hermitage
ततः समभवन्नारी तस्या रूपेण सम्मिता । अवलुच्यापरां चापि जुहावाग्नौ जटां पुन:,उससे एक नारीके रूपमें कृत्या प्रकट हुई, जो रूपमें उनकी पुत्रवधूके ही समान थी। तत्पश्चात् एक-दूसरी जटा उखाड़कर उन्होंने पुनः उसी अग्निमें डाल दी
tataḥ samabhavannārī tasyā rūpeṇa sammitā | avalucyāparāṃ cāpi juhāvāgnau jaṭāṃ punaḥ ||
Pagkaraan, may isang babae ang sumilang, hinubog sa mismong wangis na iyon—kaparis na kaparis sa anyo. Pagkatapos nito, binunot niya ang isa pang hibla ng gusot na buhok (jaṭā) at muli itong inihandog sa apoy, ipinagpatuloy ang ritwal na tumatawag sa kṛtyā—isang nilikhang kapangyarihang mahika na bunga ng matinding tapa at maaaring makapinsala.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the potency of ascetic-ritual acts: through disciplined (and potentially perilous) practices, one can generate powerful effects. Ethically, it cautions that such power—when directed toward harmful ends like conjuring a kṛtyā—can become a vehicle for adharma and unintended consequences.
A ritual act is being performed: from the fire, a woman-like figure manifests, closely resembling a particular woman. The performer then plucks out another lock of matted hair and offers it again into the fire, indicating the continuation or intensification of the rite.