Shloka 32
Parāśara’s Counsel on बुद्धि (Discernment), Karma-Consequences, and Avoidance of Pāpānubandha Actions
ततो बृहस्पतिर्धीमानुपागम्य शतक्रतुम् । वसिष्ठ श्ष महातेजा: सर्वे च परमर्षय:
tato bṛhaspatir dhīmān upāgamya śatakratum | vasiṣṭhaś ca mahātejāḥ sarve ca paramarṣayaḥ ||
قال بهيشما: ثم إنّ بْرِهَسْبَتِي الحكيم دنا من شتاكرتو (إندرا)، ومعه فاسيشثا المتألّق وجميع كبار الرِّشي. وبقلوبٍ مجتمعةٍ على عزمٍ واحد خاطبوا إندرا، يحثّونه على قتل فِرِتْرَاسورا، وعدّوا ذلك فعلاً لا بدّ منه لحماية العوالم وإعادة النظام الكوني.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That rulers (and those empowered to act) should accept disciplined counsel from the wise and undertake even difficult, forceful duties when they are required to protect the world and re-establish order—action guided by dharma rather than personal impulse.
Bṛhaspati, together with Vasiṣṭha and other great sages, goes to Indra and, with focused intent, urges him to kill Vṛtrāsura—setting up the moral and strategic justification for Indra’s decisive action.