Shloka 50
इन्द्रस्य दुःखप्राप्तिः—त्रिशिरोवधः, वृत्रोत्पत्तिः, जृम्भिकाजननम्
Indra’s Distress: Slaying of Triśiras, Birth of Vṛtra, and the Origin of Yawning
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tvaṣṭāneha—“śakraṃ jahī” iti cāpy ukto vṛtro jagāma tridivaṃ tataḥ | tato yuddhaṃ samabhavad vṛtra-vāsavayoḥ mahat ||
तब त्वष्टा ने उससे कहा— “शक्र (इन्द्र) को मार डालो।” ऐसा कहे जाने पर वृत्रासुर स्वर्गलोक को गया। तत्पश्चात वृत्र और वासव (इन्द्र) के बीच अत्यन्त भयंकर युद्ध छिड़ गया।
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a forceful directive—especially one rooted in anger or revenge—can set in motion large-scale violence. It implicitly cautions that speech and intention (saṅkalpa) are ethically potent: when authority legitimizes hostility, conflict rapidly becomes inevitable and destructive.
Śalya recounts the mythic episode where Tvaṣṭṛ tells Vṛtra to kill Indra (Śakra). Vṛtra then goes to heaven, and a great battle erupts between Vṛtra and Indra (Vāsava).