Shloka 153
Means to Slay Tāraka: Girijā’s Birth, Kāma’s Burning, and Umā’s Austerities
तस्यां नोपरिभावज्ञा भवेदेति च वेधसा । शास्त्रेषूक्तमसंदिग्धं बहुवारं महाफलं
tasyāṃ noparibhāvajñā bhavedeti ca vedhasā | śāstreṣūktamasaṃdigdhaṃ bahuvāraṃ mahāphalaṃ
اور ویدھس (برہما) نے فرمایا ہے کہ اس باب میں کوئی شخص برتری یا تحقیر کے خیال میں مبتلا نہ ہو۔ یہ بات شاستروں میں بے شک و شبہ بار بار کہی گئی ہے اور عظیم پھل دینے والی ہے۔
Not explicitly specified in the provided excerpt (verse cites Vedhas/Brahmā as authoritative source).
Concept: Do not become one who measures others with contempt or superiority; humility yields great fruit.
Application: Practice respectful speech and inner equality; replace comparison with service—especially within family relations where contempt easily arises.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: नोपरिभावज्ञा = न + उपरिभावज्ञा; भवेदेति = भवेत् + इति; शास्त्रेषूक्तम् = शास्त्रेषु + उक्तम्; असंदिग्धम् इत्यत्र नञ्-रूपम्; बहुवारम् अव्ययीभावः।
FAQs
It teaches humility: one should not adopt an attitude of superiority or contempt, and this is repeatedly affirmed in the scriptures as highly meritorious.
The verse explicitly cites Vedhas—an epithet of Brahmā—as the authoritative source, while also stating that the point is affirmed in śāstra.
Avoid judging others from a position of pride; cultivate respectful, non-condescending conduct, since such humility is presented as spiritually fruitful.