Shloka 6
Marutta’s Sacrifice and Agni’s Embassy (मरुत्त-यज्ञे दूतत्वम्)
बृहस्पतिर्वाच देवै: सह त्वमसुरान् प्रणुद्य जिघांससे चाप्युत सानुबन्धान् | यं यं समृद्ध पश्यसि तत्र तत्र दुःखं सपत्नेषु समृद्धिभाव:
bṛhaspatir uvāca: devaiḥ saha tvam asurān praṇudya jighāṃsase cāpy uta sānubandhān | yaṃ yaṃ samṛddha paśyasi tatra tatra duḥkhaṃ sapatneṣu samṛddhibhāvaḥ ||
Bṛhaspati sprach: „O Herr der Götter, zusammen mit den Devas drängst du die Asuras zurück und trachtest danach, sie zu töten – samt ihren Verbündeten und Abhängigen. Wo immer du einen von ihnen in Wohlstand siehst, dort und dann wendest du dich gegen ihn. Denn der Wohlstand der Widersacher wird zur Ursache des Schmerzes.“
संवर्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a psychological and ethical insight: a rival’s prosperity naturally provokes distress and can drive aggressive policy. It implicitly warns that envy and fear of an enemy’s rise often motivate conflict, and that leaders should recognize this impulse when deciding on war.
Bṛhaspati addresses the king of the gods (Indra), describing how Indra, with the Devas, repeatedly attacks Asuras wherever they appear prosperous, aiming to destroy not only them but also their supporting networks. The statement frames the Deva–Asura struggle in terms of strategic rivalry and the pain caused by an opponent’s success.