Shloka 12
Adhyaya 5 — Tvashta’s Wrath, the Birth of Vritra, and the Divine Descent as the Pandavas
Sanskrit
अहल्यां च यदा शक्रो गौतमं रूपमास्थितः ।
धर्षयामास देवेन्द्रस्तदा रूपमहियत ॥
Transliteration
ahalyāñ ca yadā śakro gautamaṃ rūpam āsthitaḥ | dharṣayāmāsa devendras tadā rūpam ahīyata ||
Translation
जब शक्र (इन्द्र) ने गौतम का रूप धारण करके अहल्या का अपमान/व्यभिचार किया, तब वही धारण किया हुआ रूप प्रसिद्ध हो गया।
Speakers
Narrative voice of the Purana (frame-dialogue speakers not identifiable from this single verse alone)
Primary Deities
Indra (Śakra/Devendra)
Key ThemesDharmaEthics of desire and deceptionConsequences of adharmaMisuse of divine powerReputation and infamy