Shloka 21
Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
एतन्मया नृशंसनेन दृष्टं दुष्कृतकारिणा ।
यदत्रानन्तरं कृत्यं क्रियतां तदकाळिकम् ॥
etanmayā nṛśaṃsena dṛṣṭaṃ duṣkṛtakāriṇā | yadatrānantaraṃ kṛtyaṃ kriyatāṃ tadakālikam ||
Điều ấy chính ta đã chứng kiến—dẫu ta là kẻ tàn nhẫn và làm điều ác. Việc gì cần làm tiếp theo trong chuyện này, xin hãy làm ngay, chớ chần chừ.
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FAQs
When adharma is witnessed, the right response is prompt duty (kṛtya) rather than delay. The speaker’s self-deprecating phrasing can function as moral seriousness: acknowledging one’s flaws while still insisting on immediate righteous action.
Ākhyāna. It is a narrative pivot that triggers the next action in the story.
‘Akālikam’ points to kairos—right timing: spiritual and ethical restoration often depends less on elaborate planning than on immediate alignment with dharma once clarity arises.