Shloka 1
कामधेनुसैन्यप्रादुर्भावः
Kamadhenu’s Forces, Visvamitra’s Austerities, and Vasishta’s Wrath
ततस्तानाकुलान् दृष्ट्वा विश्वामित्रास्त्रमोहितान्।वसिष्ठश्चोदयामास कामधुक् सृज योगत:।।1.55.1।।
tatastān ākulān dṛṣṭvā viśvāmitrāstramohitān | vasiṣṭhaś codayāmāsa kāmadhuk sṛja yogataḥ || 1.55.1 ||
তখন বিশ্বামিত্রের অস্ত্রে মোহিত হয়ে ব্যাকুল তাদের দেখে বশিষ্ঠ কামধেনুকে প্রেরণা দিলেন—“হে কামধেনু, তোমার যোগশক্তিতে আরও বাহিনী সৃষ্টি কর।”
Thereafter, Vasishta having seen the forces tortured and overpowered by the weapons of Viswamitra said, "O Kamadhenu! create additional forces through your yogic power."
FAQs
Dharma here is protective responsibility: Vasiṣṭha responds to harm done to his side by taking lawful, proportionate action to safeguard those under his care, using spiritual means without abandoning restraint.
Viśvāmitra’s weapons have thrown Vasiṣṭha’s forces into confusion; Vasiṣṭha therefore commands Kāmadhenu to generate additional defenders through yogic power.
Vasiṣṭha’s steadiness and guardianship—calm authority in crisis, deploying power for protection rather than for ego.