Shloka 4
अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः
Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning
बालान् वृद्धान् वयस्थांश्व न हरेयमनागस: । प्राणिन: प्राणिनामीश नमस्ते<स्तु प्रसीद मे
bālān vṛddhān vayasthāṁś ca na hareyam anāgasaḥ | prāṇinaḥ prāṇinām īśa namas te 'stu prasīda me ||
众生之主啊！我决不夺取无辜者的性命——孩童、老者，或正当壮年的众生。我向你顶礼；愿你垂恩于我。
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds ethical restraint and compassion: the taking of life is especially forbidden with respect to the innocent and vulnerable (children, elders, and blameless persons). It frames this restraint as aligned with reverence toward the supreme Lord of all beings.
Nārada speaks a vow-like statement addressed to the Lord of living beings, declaring that she/one will not take the lives of innocent creatures—specifically naming children, the aged, and those in their prime—and then offers salutations while seeking divine favor.