Shloka 1.32.4
कुशवंशवर्णनम् — The Line of Kuśa and the Disfigurement of Kuśanābha’s Daughters by Vāyu
क्रियतां पालनं पुत्रा: धर्मं प्राप्स्यथ पुष्कलम्।।।।ऋषेस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा चत्वारो लोकसम्मता:।निवेशं चक्रिरे सर्वे पुराणां नृवरास्तदा।।।।
tāsāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vāyuḥ paramakopanaḥ | praviśya sarvagātrāṇi babhañja bhagavān prabhuḥ ||
Hearing those maidens’ words, Vāyu—the mighty, venerable lord—became fiercely enraged; entering their bodies, he wrenched and broke their limbs out of wrath.
"O my sons, govern with righteousness so that you will acquire immense merit'. Hearing the words of the rishi, the four sons who were the best among men and revered in the world constructed four cities as their abodes.
The verse warns that uncontrolled krodha (anger) turns power into adharma, producing harm rather than protection.
Vāyu reacts violently to the maidens’ refusal and afflicts them physically by force.
By contrast, the maidens’ restraint highlights the vice of wrath; the episode foregrounds self-control as essential to dharma.