Shloka 25
उच्चैःश्रवसः वर्णविपणः तथा नागशापः
Uccaiḥśravas Color-Wager and the Nāga Curse
तमग्निममरश्रेष्ठ: प्रदहन्तमितस्तत: । वारिणा मेघजेनेन्द्र:ः शमयामास सर्वश:,तब देवराज इन्द्रने इधर-उधर सबको जलाती हुई उस आगको मेघोंके द्वारा जल बरसाकर सब ओरसे बुझा दिया
tam agnim amaraśreṣṭhaḥ pradahantam itas tataḥ | vāriṇā meghajenendraḥ śamayāmāsa sarvaśaḥ ||
Alors Indra, le plus éminent des immortels, voyant ce feu flamboyer et tout consumer de toutes parts, fit tomber la pluie, née des nuées, et l’éteignit entièrement, de chaque côté.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power is ethically justified when it restrains harm and restores balance; even overwhelming destructive forces should be checked for the protection of beings and the maintenance of order.
A fire is spreading and burning in all directions; Indra, lord of the gods, sends rain from clouds and extinguishes the fire completely.