Shloka 10
Adhyaya 4 — Jaimini Meets the Dharmapakshis: Four Doubts on the Mahabharata and the Opening of Narayana Doctrine
मन्युर्न खलु कर्तव्यो यत् पित्रातीव मन्युना ।
शप्ताः खगतामापन्नाः सर्वथा दिष्टमेव तत् ॥
manyur na khalu kartavyo yat pitrātīva manyunā /
śaptāḥ khagatvam āpannāḥ sarvathā diṣṭam eva tat
Tunay na hindi dapat pagbigyan ang galit, lalo na ang galit na ibinabaling maging sa sariling ama. Dahil sa sumpa, nakamtan nila ang kalagayang maging mga ibon; sa lahat ng paraan, iyon ay pawang tadhana (diṣṭa) lamang.
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FAQs
The verse warns that anger (manyu) is not a virtue to be ‘performed’ or cultivated, and that anger directed toward one’s father is especially adharma. It presents a moral causality: uncontrolled wrath leads to ruinous outcomes (here, a curse resulting in rebirth/condition as birds). The ethical teaching aligns with broader Dharmaśāstric sensibilities: restraint in speech and emotion protects one’s lineage-duty and personal welfare.
This verse is not primarily Sarga (creation), Pratisarga (re-creation), Vaṃśa (genealogy), Manvantara (Manu-cycles), or Vaṃśānucarita (dynastic chronicles). It fits best as ancillary Dharmic instruction embedded in narrative—an ethical exemplum within the Purāṇic frame, rather than one of the five core lakṣaṇas.
Symbolically, ‘becoming birds’ can indicate a fall from grounded discernment into restless, outward-moving consciousness—mind darting like a bird when driven by passion. The mention of diṣṭa (ordained outcome) can be read as the maturation of karma: once anger crystallizes into harmful action (or offense toward the father/authority principle), consequences manifest with an inevitability that feels like fate.