Shloka 5
धनुर्वेदपरत्वाच्च तपसा विपुलेन च । भृशं संतापयामास देवराजं स गौतम:,वे धनुर्वेदमें पारंगत तो थे ही, उनकी तपस्या भी बड़ी भारी थी; इससे गौतमने देवराज इन्द्रको अत्यन्त चिन्तामें डाल दिया था
dhanurvedaparatvācca tapasā vipulena ca | bhṛśaṃ saṃtāpayāmāsa devarājaṃ sa gautamaḥ ||
ধনুৰ্বেদত অতি পাৰদৰ্শী আৰু বিপুল তপোবলে সমৃদ্ধ গৌতমে দেৱৰাজ ইন্দ্ৰৰ মনত গভীৰ উদ্বেগ আৰু আশংকা জগাই তুলিলে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary human discipline—both martial mastery (dhanurveda) and ascetic power (tapas)—can unsettle even divine authority, implying an ethical tension: power gained through self-control demands responsibility, and rulers (even Indra) may react from fear when confronted by superior merit.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the sage Gautama, being foremost in archery-lore and endowed with immense austerity, caused Indra, the king of the gods, to become deeply disturbed and anxious—suggesting Indra perceives Gautama’s growing power as a potential threat.