Shloka 1936
Prajñā as Pratiṣṭhā — Indra–Kāśyapa Saṃvāda (Śānti-parva 12.173)
नैच्छन्त तं भक्षयितुं पापकर्माणमित्युत । राक्षसराजके इस प्रकार आदेश देनेपर भी भयानक पराक्रमी राक्षसोंने गौतमको खानेकी इच्छा नहीं की; क्योंकि वह घोर पापाचारी था
naicchanta taṁ bhakṣayituṁ pāpakarmāṇam ity uta | rākṣasarājake
Bhīṣma nói: “Chúng không muốn ăn thịt hắn, bảo rằng: ‘Hắn là kẻ làm điều tội lỗi.’ Vì thế, dẫu chúa tể loài Rākṣasa đã ra lệnh, những Rākṣasa đáng sợ và dũng mãnh ấy vẫn chẳng hề muốn nuốt chửng Gautama, bởi hắn là kẻ đại ác.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even beings known for violence recognize moral pollution: extreme sinfulness is portrayed as repulsive and unworthy, suggesting that adharma carries consequences that extend beyond legal punishment—one’s very person becomes ethically tainted and socially rejected.
Bhishma narrates that a Rakshasa-king orders his Rakshasas to devour Gautama, but they refuse, declaring him a grievous sinner; despite the command, they do not wish to eat him because of his wicked conduct.