Shloka 5
तस्मिन्नहं च क्रुद्धे वै जगत् त्यक्त्वा ततो गत: । व्यतिष्ठमग्निहोत्रे च चिरमज्धिरसो भयात्
tasminn ahaṃ ca kruddhe vai jagat tyaktvā tato gataḥ | vyatiṣṭham agnihotre ca ciram andhiraso bhayāt ||
Arjuna dit : «Lorsque ce sage se mit en colère contre moi, je quittai le monde et m’en allai. Par crainte d’Andhirasa, je dus demeurer longtemps au sein du feu sacrificiel de l’Agnihotra.»
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral weight attributed to a sage’s displeasure and the need for humility and expiation: when one incurs the anger of a spiritually powerful person, one should accept discipline and undertake purificatory restraint rather than respond with pride.
Arjuna recounts an earlier episode: a sage named Andhirasa became angry with him, and, frightened by the consequences, Arjuna withdrew from ordinary life and endured a prolonged stay connected with the Agnihotra fire—presented as a form of severe penance.