Shloka 41
मायामृगदर्शनम्
The Vision of the Illusory Deer
स कदाचिच्चिराल्लोभादाससाद महामुनिम्।अगस्त्यं तेजसा युक्तं भक्षस्तस्य बभूव ह।।।।
sa kadācic cirāl lobhād āsasāda mahāmunim | agastyaṃ tejasā yuktaṃ bhakṣas tasya babhūva ha ||
Sau một thời gian rất lâu, vì lòng tham, hắn có lần đến gần đại thánh Agastya, bậc rực sáng oai lực tâm linh—và đã trở thành món ăn của Ngài.
That Vatapi after a long time, once greedily entered into the stomach of the great lustrous sage Agastya and became his food.
FAQs
Greed-driven aggression ultimately collapses before true spiritual power and righteousness. Dharma asserts that tapas (disciplined truthfulness and restraint) is a real force that neutralizes deceit.
The exemplum reaches its turning point: Vātāpi targets Agastya, but Agastya’s tejas makes the attack self-defeating.
Agastya’s spiritual mastery (tapas/tejas) is emphasized as the virtue that protects righteousness without panic or confusion.