Shloka 50
इन्द्रस्य दुःखप्राप्तिः—त्रिशिरोवधः, वृत्रोत्पत्तिः, जृम्भिकाजननम्
Indra’s Distress: Slaying of Triśiras, Birth of Vṛtra, and the Origin of Yawning
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tvaṣṭāneha—“śakraṃ jahī” iti cāpy ukto vṛtro jagāma tridivaṃ tataḥ | tato yuddhaṃ samabhavad vṛtra-vāsavayoḥ mahat ||
তখন ত্বষ্টা তাকে বললেন— “শক্র (ইন্দ্র)কে বধ কর।” সেই আদেশে বৃত্র স্বর্গলোকে উঠল। অতঃপর বৃত্র ও বাসব (ইন্দ্র)-এর মধ্যে মহাভয়ংকর যুদ্ধ শুরু হল।
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a forceful directive—especially one rooted in anger or revenge—can set in motion large-scale violence. It implicitly cautions that speech and intention (saṅkalpa) are ethically potent: when authority legitimizes hostility, conflict rapidly becomes inevitable and destructive.
Śalya recounts the mythic episode where Tvaṣṭṛ tells Vṛtra to kill Indra (Śakra). Vṛtra then goes to heaven, and a great battle erupts between Vṛtra and Indra (Vāsava).