Shloka 32
अग्निस्तुति, इन्द्रदर्शन, नहुष-भयवर्णन
Agni-hymn, discovery of Indra, and the Nahuṣa threat
सम्प्राप्तुवन्त्वद्य सहैव दैवतै रिपुं जयाम तं॑ नहुषं घोरदृष्टिम् । तत: शक्रं ज्वलनो>प्याह भागं प्रयच्छ महां तव साहां करिष्ये । तमाह शक्रो भविताग्ने तवापि चेन्द्राग्न्योर्वैं भाग एको महाक्रतौ
samprāptuvantv adya sahaiva daivataiḥ ripuṃ jayāma taṃ nahuṣaṃ ghoradṛṣṭim | tataḥ śakraṃ jvalano ’py āha bhāgaṃ prayaccha mahāṃs tava sāhāṃ kariṣye | tam āha śakro bhavitāgne tavāpi cendrāgnyor vaiṃ bhāga eko mahākratau ||
“Partamos hoy, junto con los dioses, y venzamos a ese enemigo, Nahuṣa, de mirada terrible.” Entonces incluso Agni, el dios del Fuego, dijo a Śakra (Indra): “Concédeme una parte en el sacrificio; yo te prestaré gran ayuda.” Śakra respondió: “Así sea, Agni: en el gran sacrificio habrá una sola porción conjunta para Indra y Agni; en esa porción tendrás también tu justo derecho.”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Assistance and alliance—whether among humans or gods—should be grounded in dharmic reciprocity: service is acknowledged with a rightful share, and collective action against an oppressive foe is framed as proper when aligned with cosmic and ritual order.
The gods resolve to defeat the fearsome Nahuṣa. Agni offers help to Indra but asks for a sacrificial share; Indra agrees, declaring that in the great rite Indra and Agni will receive a single combined portion, ensuring Agni’s entitlement.