Shloka 49
Adhyaya 75 — Slaying of Mahishasura
ऋषिरुवाच तत्त्वं ब्रवीषि भूपाल ! न भावस्तव दूषितः ।
व्याजहार भवान् एतद् वह्निना नृप चोदितः ॥
ṛṣir uvāca tattvaṃ bravīṣi bhūpāla! na bhāvas tava dūṣitaḥ / vyājahāra bhavān etad vahninā nṛpa coditaḥ
رِشی نے کہا: اے محافظِ زمین! تم سچ کہتے ہو؛ تمہارا ارادہ پاک ہے۔ اے راجن، یہ بات تم نے آگنی کی تحریک سے کہی ہے۔
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FAQs
Moral evaluation hinges on bhāva (inner intent). Even if an action leads into complexity, a pure intention—especially aligned with dharma and guided by higher prompting—is explicitly defended here.
Primarily falls under Vaṃśānucarita / narrative of persons and events (ethical-legendary episode), rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara.
Agni symbolizes conscience, sacrificial order, and divine witness. Being ‘prompted by Agni’ suggests the king’s speech/action participates in ṛta (cosmic order) rather than mere personal desire.