Shloka 32
जटायुरावणयुद्धम्
Jatayu’s Combat with Ravana
पापानुबन्धो वै यस्य कर्मणः कर्मको नु तत्।।।।कुर्वीत लोकाधिपतिस्स्वयंभूर्भगवानपि।
pāpānubandho vai yasya karmaṇaḥ karmako nu tat | kurvīta lokādhipatiḥ svayaṃbhūr bhagavān api ||
Kung ang isang gawa ay tiyak na may kasunod na kasalanan, sino ang gagawa nito? Ni ang sariling-sinilang na Panginoon na si Brahmā, ang tagapamahala ng mga daigdig, ay hindi gagawa ng gayong gawa.
If the consequences of an action be sin, who will do it ? Even the self-born lord of the world may not.
FAQs
A dharmic agent avoids actions that are intrinsically bound to sin; moral legitimacy is measured by the ethical ‘after-effect’ (anubandha).
Jaṭāyu argues from principle: deeds that are certain to yield pāpa are unfit for anyone, stressing the gravity of Rāvaṇa’s wrongdoing.
Ethical reasoning: Jaṭāyu appeals to universal moral standards rather than fear or flattery.