Shloka 32
Śama-prāptiḥ — Gautamī–Lubdhaka–Pannaga–Mṛtyu–Kāla-saṃvāda
Restraint through the Analysis of Karma and Time
लुब्धक उवाच वृत्रं हत्वा देवराट् श्रेष्ठभाग् वै यज्ञ हत्वा भागमवाप चैव । शूली देवो देववृत्तं चर त्वं क्षिप्रं सर्प जहि मा भूत् ते विशड्का
lubdhaka uvāca
vṛtraṃ hatvā devarāṭ śreṣṭhabhāg vai yajñaṃ hatvā bhāgam avāpa caiva |
śūlī devo devavṛttaṃ cara tvaṃ kṣipraṃ sarpaṃ jahi mā bhūt te viśaṅkā ||
猎人说道：“噢，女神啊，因诛杀弗栗陀罗，天帝因陀罗赢得了最上之分与尊位。同样，执三叉戟的鲁陀罗毁坏达刹的祭祀之后，也在其中取得了自己的份额。你也当遵循诸神此等先例：速速杀了这条蛇。对此举，切莫心生疑惧。”
लुब्धक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse argues from precedent: since even gods secured their rightful share/status through forceful acts (Indra killing Vṛtra; Rudra disrupting Dakṣa’s sacrifice), the addressee should not hesitate to act decisively. Ethically, it highlights how appeals to ‘divine conduct’ can be used to justify violence and to silence moral doubt.
The hunter urges someone (addressed as ‘you’) to kill a serpent immediately. To persuade them, he cites well-known mythic examples—Indra’s slaying of Vṛtra and Rudra’s destruction of Dakṣa’s sacrifice—claiming these establish a model of action that should be followed without hesitation.