Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 8
The Rise of Soma-vaṁśa: Budha’s Birth and Purūravā–Urvaśī; The Origin of Karma-kāṇḍa in Tretā-yuga
निवेदितोऽथाङ्गिरसा सोमं निर्भर्त्स्य विश्वकृत् । तारां स्वभर्त्रे प्रायच्छदन्तर्वत्नीमवैत् पति: ॥ ८ ॥
nivedito ’thāṅgirasā somaṁ nirbhartsya viśva-kṛt tārāṁ sva-bhartre prāyacchad antarvatnīm avait patiḥ
অঙ্গিৰাই সমগ্ৰ ঘটনাটো বিশ্বকর্তা ব্ৰহ্মাক জনোৱাত ব্ৰহ্মাই সোম (চন্দ্ৰদেৱ) ক কঠোৰভাৱে তিৰস্কাৰ কৰিলে। তাৰ পাছত ব্ৰহ্মাই তাৰাক তেওঁৰ স্বামী বৃহস্পতিলৈ উভতাই দিলে; তেতিয়া স্বামীয়ে বুজিলে যে তাই গৰ্ভৱতী।
FAQs
This verse shows that Soma was chastised by Brahmā and compelled to return Tārā to her husband, emphasizing the restoration of dharma after a grave transgression.
Because Soma’s act disrupted moral order and provoked conflict among the devas; Brahmā intervened as the universal regulator to restore dharma by returning Tārā to Bṛhaspati.
Even powerful people are accountable to ethical principles; wrongdoing creates social turmoil, and genuine rectification requires restoring what was violated and accepting correction.