ಈ ಒಂದು ಅಂಶವೇ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವನ್ನು ಬಿಚ್ಚಿಡುತ್ತದೆ, ಅದೇ ಒಂದು ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಅಧ್ಯಯನದ ವಸ್ತುವೂ ಹೌದು. ಅದೆಂದರೆ ಡಿ.ವಿ.ಜಿ. ಅವರು ದೇಶೀಯ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನಗಳನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಮಾಡಿದ ಹೇರಳವಾದ ಟೀಕೆಗಳು. ಗುಂಡಪ್ಪನವರು ದೇಶೀಯ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನಗಳ ಕುರುಡು ವಕ್ತಾರರಾಗಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಆ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ಸಮಗ್ರ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ವೀಕ್ಷಿಸಿದ್ದರು, ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸಕವಾಗಿ ಮಂಡಿಸಿದ್ದರು.
Kumbhakarṇa took a massive form as he marched ahead. His eyes were as large as a cartwheel and he looked like a moving mountain. As he came to the battlefield, he said to his men, “I will burn the army of monkeys this very day. Well, but they have not caused me any harm and are in fact, ornaments for gardens and parks in our cities. However, they will be slaughtered because of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.” As he marched ahead dreadful omens appeared all around.
क्षात्र की भारतीय परम्परा में राजधर्म के दृष्टिकोण को समझने हेतु यंहा हमारे ग्रंथो से धर्म तथा अर्थ संबंधी कुछ उदाहरण प्रस्तुत हैं – अत्रिस्मृति तथा विष्णु धर्मोत्तर पुराण में निम्न पांच महायज्ञ राजा के कर्त्तव्य हैं –
दुष्टों को दण्ड़, सज्जनों का सम्मान,
न्यायोचित पथ से प्रगति और समृद्धि,
जन आकांक्षाओं और प्रश्नों का पूर्वाग्रह रहित न्यायोचित निर्णय,
भूमि संरक्षण[1]
There is a set of rules for the riders on the merry-go-round. The rider should proceed in his path and not collide with those ahead of him and those who follow him. Dharma is such a set of rules. If any of those rules is violated - say, the front rider does not leave way for the rider behind him or if a following rider drags the one ahead of him down - it is a sign that the rider has forgotten about the machine operator and that he has to be reminded of it. The behaviour of not troubling others is dharma. It is a kind of conduct.
We move on to the next work, Hāsya-cūḍā-maṇi
Hāsya-cūḍā-maṇi is a śuddha-prahasana consisting of two acts. In general prahasanas rarely go beyond one act. The title of the prahasana neither hints anything about the plot like Mattavilāsa nor it is a combination of the characters like Bhagavad-ajjukam. The title just reflects the confidence of the author when he declares it as the crest-jewel of humour.
Even as they were watching, there arose a swift wind, hurling water into the ocean, driving away clouds, and seeming to shake the mountains. The wind was being driven by a pair of powerful wings and suddenly, the serpents that dwelt there were terrified and plunged deep into the sea. And in a moment, the vānaras discerned Garuḍa who was as radiant as Agni. Looking at this invincible creature, the nāgas that had bound Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa fled in fear. Garuḍa then touched the faces of the brothers with his hands and immediately, their wounds healed.
शुक्ल यजुर्वेद का एक अन्य श्लोक निम्नानुसार है –
मेरे कंधों में बल है, मेरी बुद्धि में बल है
मेरी बांहो में, मेरे साहस में कर्म भरा है
एक हाथ से कार्य करु, दूजे से शौर्य दिखाऊ
मै स्वयं क्षात्र कहलाऊ[1] ।
Let us now look at a story.
ಪರಂಪರೆಯ ಪರಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯದ ಮುಂದುವರಿಕೆಯ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಪ್ರಯೋಗಶೀಲತೆ ಹಾಗೂ ನೂತನ ಆವಿಷ್ಕಾರಗಳ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಡ ಪೈಗಳಿಗೆ ಆಸ್ಥೆಯುಂಟು. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಅವರ ಛಂದೋನುಶೀಲನವೂ ಒಂದು ಸಮರ್ಥ ನಿದರ್ಶನ. ಆದಿಪ್ರಾಸದ ಪಾಲನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅದರ ನಿರಾಸದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪೈಗಳು ಅಲ್ಲಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ವೃತ್ತಗಳನ್ನು ಹಿಗ್ಗಿಸುವ ಇಲ್ಲವೇ ಹೊಸ ಬಗೆಯ ರಚನೆಗೆ ಒಗ್ಗಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವನ್ನೂ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.