Shloka 50
इन्द्रस्य दुःखप्राप्तिः—त्रिशिरोवधः, वृत्रोत्पत्तिः, जृम्भिकाजननम्
Indra’s Distress: Slaying of Triśiras, Birth of Vṛtra, and the Origin of Yawning
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tvaṣṭāneha—“śakraṃ jahī” iti cāpy ukto vṛtro jagāma tridivaṃ tataḥ | tato yuddhaṃ samabhavad vṛtra-vāsavayoḥ mahat ||
Dijo Śalya: Entonces Tvaṣṭṛ le ordenó: «Mata a Śakra (Indra)». Incitado así, Vṛtra subió al mundo celestial. Después estalló una batalla formidable entre Vṛtra y 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).