Shloka 303
Parāśara’s Counsel on बुद्धि (Discernment), Karma-Consequences, and Avoidance of Pāpānubandha Actions
समाविशत् तदा रौद्रो वृत्र लोकपतिं तदा | तब जगदीश्वर भगवान् शिवका तेज रौद्र ज्वर होकर लोकेश्वर वृत्रके शरीरमें समा गया
samāviśat tadā raudro vṛtra lokapatiṃ tadā |
Bhīṣma dit : Alors, la puissance farouche et courroucée entra en Vṛtra, seigneur parmi les êtres. Ainsi le Maître du monde—Bhagavān Śiva—devenu une fièvre terrible et brûlante, d’une énergie semblable à celle de Rudra, se fondit dans le corps de Vṛtra, accroissant sa force et l’effroi du combat.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that overwhelming power in the world can be understood as arising from a higher cosmic source; wrathful force (raudra-tejas) is not merely personal anger but a potent, dangerous energy that, when unleashed, transforms the course of events and demands ethical restraint and discernment.
Bhīṣma describes a moment when a fierce Rudra-like energy—identified with Bhagavān Śiva as a burning ‘jvara’—enters Vṛtra’s body, implying divine empowerment/possession that heightens Vṛtra’s formidable presence in the unfolding mythic struggle.