Shloka 28
इन्द्रस्य दुःखप्राप्तिः—त्रिशिरोवधः, वृत्रोत्पत्तिः, जृम्भिकाजननम्
Indra’s Distress: Slaying of Triśiras, Birth of Vṛtra, and the Origin of Yawning
तदरण्यं महाराज यत्रास्तेडसौ निपातितः । स भीततस्तत्र तक्षाणं घटमानं शचीपति:
tad araṇyaṃ mahārāja yatrāste ’sau nipātitaḥ | sa bhītas tatra takṣāṇaṃ ghaṭamānaṃ śacīpatiḥ ||
হে মহারাজ! যে অরণ্যে সে নিহত হয়ে পড়ে ছিল, সেই অরণ্যেই সেই ছুতোর এল। সেখানে ভীত শচীপতি ইন্দ্র তাকে কাজ করতে দেখলেন।
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that fear and concern for consequences can drive even the mighty to seek quick, practical remedies through ordinary agents. It implicitly contrasts power with vulnerability: status does not eliminate accountability or anxiety when outcomes threaten one’s interests.
Śalya describes the scene: at the forest location where the slain figure lies, Indra—afraid—comes upon a carpenter working there. This sets up Indra’s imminent instruction to the carpenter (continued in the following lines) regarding what should be done at the site.