Shloka 3
कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī
तृप्ताश्न सुभुशं तेन सुखिता विगतज्वरा: । नृत्यन्तश्न हसन्तश्न॒ यथा स्वर्गजितस्तथा
tṛptāś ca subhuśaṃ tena sukhitā vigatajvarāḥ | nṛtyantaś ca hasantaś ca yathā svargajitas tathā ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Ayant mangé à satiété et se trouvant comblés par ce festin, ils devinrent joyeux et délivrés de toute peine. Alors ils se mirent à danser et à rire en ce lieu, comme s’ils avaient conquis le ciel lui-même—révélant l’ivresse imprudente qui naît de l’excès et de l’orgueil.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how indulgence and immediate gratification can breed overconfidence and delusion—people may feel invincible (“as if they conquered heaven”), even when such joy is ethically hollow or rooted in adharma.
After being fully fed and relieved of distress, the group described in the passage breaks into dancing and laughter, behaving triumphantly as though they had achieved a supreme victory.