Shloka 21
अग्निस्तुति, इन्द्रदर्शन, नहुष-भयवर्णन
Agni-hymn, discovery of Indra, and the Nahuṣa threat
ब॒हस्पतिर्वाच मानुषो नहुषो राजा देवर्षिगणतेजसा । देवराज्यमनुप्राप्त: सर्वान् नो बाधते भृूशम्
Bṛhaspatir uvāca mānuṣo Nahuṣo rājā devarṣi-gaṇa-tejasā | devarājyam anuprāptaḥ sarvān no bādhate bhṛśam ||
বৃহস্পতি বললেন—“হে দেবেন্দ্র! মানবলোকে রাজা নহুষ দেবর্ষিদের তেজে সমর্থ হয়ে স্বর্গরাজ্য লাভ করেছে; আর এখন সে আমাদের সকলকে ভীষণভাবে পীড়া দিচ্ছে।”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate power gained through others’ merit or spiritual force can still become destructive when driven by arrogance; dharma requires restraint and protection of others, not oppression.
Bṛhaspati reports that Nahuṣa, a human king, has obtained the rule of heaven through the potency associated with the divine seers and is now tormenting the gods, creating a crisis of order.