Shloka 10
Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins
वसता राजशार्दूल राक्षसान् शमयिष्यता । जनस्थाने शिरश्कछिन्नं राक्षसस्य दुरात्मन:
vasatā rājaśārdūla rākṣasān śamayīṣyatā | janasthāne śiraśchinnaṃ rākṣasasya durātmanaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi bậc hổ trong hàng vua chúa! Khi ngự tại đó với ý định khuất phục bọn rākṣasa, tại Janasthāna, đầu của tên rākṣasa ác độc ấy đã bị chém lìa.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal that destructive forces harming society (symbolized by rākṣasas) should be restrained and removed; decisive action against wickedness is portrayed as a form of protection and moral order.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that while the addressed hero-king was residing with the purpose of subduing rākṣasas, a wicked rākṣasa in the region called Janasthāna was beheaded—indicating the successful suppression of a violent threat.