Shloka 4
Rajo-guṇa-nirdeśa — Brahmā’s Enumeration of Rajasic Dispositions
वधबन्धपरिक्लेशा: क्रयो विक्रय एव च । निकृन्त छिन्धि भिन्धीति परमर्मावकर्तनम्
vadhabandhaparikleśāḥ krayo vikraya eva ca | nikṛnta chindhi bhindhīti paramarmāvakartanam ||
风神伐由天说道：“杀戮与囚禁及其随伴的苦楚；买卖人口；以及那残暴的呼喊——‘砍倒他！斩断他！劈开他！’——这一切，都是在劈凿众生生命最要害的核心。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns violence and dehumanization—killing, imprisonment, and treating persons as commodities—portraying them as assaults on the very ‘marma’ (vital essence) of life. It frames such acts as ethically corrosive, not merely physically harmful.
Vāyu-deva speaks in a reflective, admonitory tone, listing the harsh realities of coercion and brutality—commands to cut and split, along with captivity and trade—highlighting the moral horror and suffering embedded in such practices.