वैशंपायन उवाच
कीचकस्य तु घातेन सानुजस्य विशां पते ॥
अत्याहितं चिन्तयित्वा व्यस्मयन्त पृथग्जनाः ॥
तस्मिन् पुरे जनपदे संजल्पो ऽभूच् च सर्वशः ॥
शौर्याद् धि वल्लभो राज्ञो महासत्त्वश् च कीचकः ॥
आसीत् प्रहर्ता च नृणां दारामर्शी च दुर्मतिः ॥
स हतः खलु पापात्मा गन्धर्वैर् दुष्टपूरुषः ॥
इत्य् अजल्पन् महाराज परानीकविशातनम् ॥
देशे देशे मनुष्याश् च कीचकं दुष्प्रधर्षणम् ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
kīcakasya tu ghātena sānujasya viśāṃ pate ||
atyāhitaṃ cintayitvā vyasmayanta pṛthagjanāḥ ||
tasmin pure janapade saṃjalpo 'bhūc ca sarvaśaḥ ||
śauryād dhi vallabho rājño mahāsattvaś ca kīcakaḥ ||
āsīt prahartā ca nṛṇāṃ dārāmarśī ca durmatiḥ ||
sa hataḥ khalu pāpātmā gandharvair duṣṭapūruṣaḥ ||
ity ajalpan mahārāja parānīkaviśātanam ||
deśe deśe manuṣyāś ca kīcakaṃ duṣpradharṣaṇam ||
Vaishampayana said: "At the killing of Kichaka together with his younger kinsmen, lord of men, the common people, dwelling on the gravest danger, were struck with wonder. In that city and country, talk arose everywhere: 'Kichaka was beloved of the king for his strength and great might. He struck people, was of evil mind, and laid hands on other men's wives. And now this sinner, this wicked man, the hard-to-conquer Kichaka, destroyer of hostile armies, has been slain by Gandharvas.'"
9007476d2320 · published Jul 16, 2026, 6:17:35 PM UTC
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Rumor at last calls Kichaka what he was: strong, but wicked. When fear disappears, society begins to speak the truth.