Shloka 6
Indra-vijaya Upākhyāna and Śalya’s Assurance to Yudhiṣṭhira (इन्द्रविजयोपाख्यानम् — शल्ययुधिष्ठिरसंवादः)
ततस्तु भगवानिन्द्र: संहृष्ट:ः समपद्यत । वरं च प्रददौ तस्मै अथर्वाज्िरसे तदा,इससे भगवान् इन्द्र उनपर बहुत प्रसन्न हुए और उन्होंने उस समय अथर्वांगिरसको यह वर दिया--
tatastu bhagavān indraḥ saṁhṛṣṭaḥ samapadyata | varaṁ ca pradadau tasmai atharvāṅgirase tadā ||
Then the blessed Indra, greatly delighted, approached with favor; and at that time he granted a boon to Atharvāṅgirasa—signifying that sincere spiritual merit and right conduct can draw divine approval and tangible support.
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Divine favor (vara) is portrayed as responding to genuine merit and right spiritual conduct; the narrative frames boons not as arbitrary gifts but as acknowledgments of worthiness.
Śalya reports that Indra, becoming very pleased, approaches and grants a boon to the sage Atharvāṅgirasa, marking a turning point where approval is concretely expressed through a promised gift.