Shloka 21
स च तैव्यथित: शक्रो वसिष्ठं शरणं ययौ । ततो<5भयं ददौ तेभ्यो वसिष्ठो भगवानृषि:
sa ca tair vyathitaḥ śakro vasiṣṭhaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau | tato 'bhayaṃ dadau tebhyo vasiṣṭho bhagavān ṛṣiḥ |
Bhishma dijo: Indra, afligido por aquellos Daityas, fue a buscar refugio en Vasiṣṭha. Entonces el venerable sabio Vasiṣṭha les concedió la ausencia de temor—amparando a los dioses atribulados con su autoridad espiritual—y mostró que la verdadera seguridad nace del dharma y del poder del tapas, no de la fuerza desnuda.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When worldly power is shaken, one should seek śaraṇa (refuge) in a dharmic authority; the protection (abhaya) granted by a true ṛṣi arises from tapas and righteousness, not merely from weapons or political strength.
Indra is troubled by the Daityas and approaches the sage Vasiṣṭha for protection; Vasiṣṭha then grants fearlessness to the gods, indicating his capacity to safeguard them through spiritual power.