Shloka 52
Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः
ऋषयपस्त्वां क्षमामाहु: सत्यं च पुरुषोत्तम | सत्याद् यज्ञोडसि सम्भूत: कश्यपस्त्वां यथाब्रवीत्,पुरुषोत्तम! कश्यपजीका कहना है कि महर्षिगण आपको क्षमा और सत्यका स्वरूप कहते हैं। सत्यसे प्रकट हुए यज्ञ भी आप ही हैं
ṛṣayas tvāṃ kṣamām āhuḥ satyaṃ ca puruṣottama | satyād yajño ’si sambhūtaḥ kaśyapas tvāṃ yathābravīt puruṣottama ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi Puruṣottama, các bậc hiền triết tuyên rằng Ngài chính là lòng khoan thứ, và cũng là chân lý. Từ chân lý mà tế lễ sinh ra—và tế lễ ấy chính là Ngài—như Kaśyapa đã nói về Ngài, hỡi Puruṣottama.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links ethical virtues to cosmic order: forgiveness (kṣamā) and truth (satya) are not merely personal morals but manifestations of the highest principle (Puruṣottama). From truth arises yajña (sacrifice), the sustaining rhythm of dharma; thus truthfulness and forbearance are portrayed as foundations of righteous life and social harmony.
Vaiśampāyana reports a traditional characterization taught by sages and specifically attributed to Kaśyapa: the addressed supreme figure is identified with forgiveness and truth, and further with yajña itself—emphasizing the revered status of the addressee through authoritative ṛṣi testimony.