Shloka 3
इन्द्रस्य दुःखप्राप्तिः—त्रिशिरोवधः, वृत्रोत्पत्तिः, जृम्भिकाजननम्
Indra’s Distress: Slaying of Triśiras, Birth of Vṛtra, and the Origin of Yawning
त्वष्टा प्रजापतिहासीद् देवश्रेष्ठोी महातपा: । स पुत्र वै त्रिशिरसमिन्द्रद्रोहात् किलासृजत्
tvaṣṭā prajāpatiḥ āsīd devaśreṣṭho mahātapāḥ | sa putraṃ vai triśirasaṃ indradrohāt kilāsṛjat |
قال شاليا: «كان في الزمن الأول تْفاشْتْرِ (Tvaṣṭṛ) أحد البراجابتي، وهو أرفع الآلهة منزلةً وأعظمهم نسكًا. ويُروى أنه لما أضمر العداوة لإندرا أنجب ابنًا يُدعى تريشيراس (Triśiras)، ذا الرؤوس الثلاثة».
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical warning: when hostility (droha) arises—even in a venerable, ascetic figure—it can lead to creations/actions that disrupt harmony and set larger conflicts in motion. Inner intention becomes causally potent.
Śalya introduces a traditional account: Tvaṣṭṛ, a Prajāpati famed for austerity, becomes antagonistic toward Indra and, due to that antagonism, produces a three-headed son named Triśiras.