Shloka 6
अहल्याशापमोक्षः
The Release of Ahalya and Indra’s Restoration
अयं मेषस्सवृषणश्शक्रो ह्यवृषण: कृत:।मेषस्य वृषणौ गृह्य शक्रायाऽशु प्रयच्छथ।।।।
ayaṁ meṣaḥ savṛṣaṇaḥ śakro hy avṛṣaṇaḥ kṛtaḥ | meṣasya vṛṣaṇau gṛhya śakrāyāśu prayacchatha ||
“આ મેષમાં વೃಷણ છે, પરંતુ શક્ર (ઇન્દ્ર)ને નિર્વૃષણ કરવામાં આવ્યો છે. મેષના વೃಷણ તરત લઈ શક્રને શીઘ્ર અર્પણ કરો।”
'This ram (which has received the share of your sacrificial offerings) has testicles. AsIndra has been deprived of his own take these testicles immediately and graft them on to Indra'.
FAQs
Dharma here is the maintenance of cosmic and ritual order: a disruption affecting Indra is to be corrected through an authorized ritual remedy, guided by Agni’s directive.
In a sacrificial context, Indra (Śakra) has been deprived of his virility; Agni instructs the assembled beings to transfer the ram’s testicles to restore him.
Agni’s role highlights authoritative discernment and commitment to restoring order—decisive action aligned with ritual propriety.