Shloka 7
Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
मायावी दानवः सोऽथ मुनिरूपं समास्थितः ।
स प्राह राजपुत्रं तं पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरन् ॥
māyāvī dānavaḥ so 'tha munirūpaṃ samāsthitaḥ | sa prāha rājaputraṃ taṃ pūrvavairam anusmaran
Dānava ấy, tinh thông huyễn thuật (māyā), đã hóa hiện thành hình một ẩn sĩ. Nhớ lại mối thù xưa, hắn cất lời với vị vương tử.
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FAQs
Evil may cloak itself in sanctity; dharma requires both reverence and discrimination. The verse also warns how unresolved hostility drives deceitful action.
Narrative ethics (vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna) illustrating the conflict between dharmic kingship and adharmic forces.
The 'sage-form' is the mask of false purity; it symbolizes how the ego can imitate spiritual authority to manipulate others.