Shloka 50
] ॥। फि ॥// ।॑ !!/ | / |, है शक्रं जहीति चाप्युक्तो जगाम त्रिदिवं ततः | ततो युद्धं समभवद् वृत्रवासवयो्महत्,तब त्वष्टाने कहा--“इन्द्रको मार डालो।” उनके ऐसा कहनेपर वृत्रासुर स्वर्गलोकमें गया। तदनन्तर वृत्रासुर तथा इन्द्रमें बड़ा भारी युद्ध छिड़ गया
tvaṣṭāneha—“śakraṃ jahī” iti cāpy ukto vṛtro jagāma tridivaṃ tataḥ | tato yuddhaṃ samabhavad vṛtra-vāsavayoḥ mahat ||
Śalya said: Then Tvaṣṭṛ instructed him, “Slay Śakra (Indra).” Urged thus, Vṛtra went up to the heavenly world. Thereafter a mighty battle broke out between Vṛtra and Vāsava (Indra).
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a forceful directive—especially one rooted in anger or revenge—can set in motion large-scale violence. It implicitly cautions that speech and intention (saṅkalpa) are ethically potent: when authority legitimizes hostility, conflict rapidly becomes inevitable and destructive.
Śalya recounts the mythic episode where Tvaṣṭṛ tells Vṛtra to kill Indra (Śakra). Vṛtra then goes to heaven, and a great battle erupts between Vṛtra and Indra (Vāsava).