Shloka 213
कोपसंरक्तनयन: कथमित्यब्रवीद् वच: । “यह सब कार्य एक मनुष्यने किया है। इसके बाद जो करना उचित हो, वह कीजिये।” राक्षसोंकी यह बात सुनकर समस्त यक्षगणोंके स्वामी कुबेर कुपित हो उठे, क्रोधसे उनकी आँखें लाल हो गयीं। वे सहसा बोल उठे। “यह कैसे सम्भव हुआ?”
kopasaṃraktanayanaḥ katham ity abravīd vacaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana said: With eyes reddened by anger, he suddenly spoke these words: “How could this have happened?” (This is said in response to the rākṣasas’ report that a single man had accomplished the deed and that what should be done next ought now to be decided—prompting Kubera, lord of the yakṣas, to flare up in wrath.)
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how sudden anger and disbelief arise when established power is challenged by an unexpected agent; ethically, it points to the need for measured inquiry and discernment before action, even when one feels affronted.
After hearing the rākṣasas’ report that a single man has carried out the deed and that the next proper step should be decided, Kubera—the lord of the yakṣas—becomes enraged, his eyes redden, and he blurts out in astonishment: “How is this possible?”