Shloka 59
Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections
इत्युक्त्वा भगवान् देव: सहस्राक्ष: प्रतापवान्
ity uktvā bhagavān devaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ pratāpavān
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Nachdem er so gesprochen hatte, der erhabene Gott — Indra, der Tausendäugige, mächtig an Tapferkeit — …“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the authority and consequential weight of divine speech: once the deity has delivered his message, events move forward under the force of that counsel, reminding listeners that right guidance (aligned with dharma) should lead to decisive action.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports that Indra—described by epithets highlighting divinity and power—has just finished speaking. The line functions as a transition, signaling that Indra’s statement is complete and that the next action or outcome follows from it.