Shloka 8
अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः
Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning
“वरदायक प्रभो! देव! सुना है कि पापाचारी प्राणी यमराजके लोकमें गिराये जाते हैं, अतः आपसे प्रसन्न होनेके लिये प्रार्थना करती हूँ, आप मुझपर कृपा कीजिये ।।
etad icchāmy ahaṃ kāmaṃ tvatto lokapitāmaha | iccheyaṃ tvatprasādārthaṃ tapas taptuṃ maheśvara ||
那罗陀说道：“噢主宰，赐福者——噢天神！我听闻作恶的众生会被抛入阎摩之界。因此，为求得您的欢喜，我向您祈求：愿您怜悯我。噢诸世界之祖父，噢大自在天（Maheśvara）！我愿从您处成就一愿：我想前往某处修行苦行，使您心悦。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links ethical conduct with post-mortem consequence (wrongdoers fall into Yama’s realm) and presents devotion expressed through tapas as a means to seek divine grace and moral-spiritual clarity.
Nārada addresses a supreme lord (called Maheśvara and Lokapitāmaha), expressing concern about the fate of sinful beings and requesting permission/means to undertake austerities in order to obtain the deity’s favor and fulfill a specific wish.