Shloka 14
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
बृहस्पतिस्तत:ः क्रुद्धः ख्तुचमुद्यम्य वेगित: । आकाशं घ्नन् खुच: पातै रोषादश्रूण्यवर्तयत्
Bṛhaspatis tataḥ kruddhaḥ khvucaṁ udyamya vegitaḥ | ākāśaṁ ghnan khvucaḥ pātaiḥ roṣād aśrūṇy avartayat ||
Bhīṣma sprach: „Da geriet Bṛhaspati in lodernden Zorn. Mit jäher Hast hob er die khvuca empor und schlug sie wieder und wieder gegen den Himmel. Von Wut überwältigt, vergoss er sogar Tränen.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a highly learned and revered figure can be overtaken by krodha (anger). The episode underscores the ethical need for self-restraint: when anger rises, it can distort judgment, turn power into harm, and lead to actions later regretted.
Bṛhaspati becomes furious, lifts a khvuca, and strikes it against the sky with force. In the intensity of his wrath, he sheds tears—an image highlighting the extremity of his emotional agitation.