Shloka 31
नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura
ज्ञात्वा तथापनीतां तां वसुभिर्दिव्यदर्शन: । ययौ क्रोधवशं सद्यः शशाप च वसूंस्तदा
jñātvā tathāpanītāṃ tāṃ vasubhir divyadarśanaḥ | yayau krodhavaśaṃ sadyaḥ śaśāpa ca vasūṃs tadā ||
Dengan penglihatan ilahinya ia mengetahui bahwa para Vasu telah membawa sapi itu pergi. Seketika ia dikuasai amarah dan pada saat itu juga menjatuhkan kutuk kepada para Vasu.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (anger): even when one has clear knowledge (jñāna) and spiritual capacity (divya-darśana), yielding to anger can lead to harsh, irreversible actions (a śāpa) whose consequences extend far beyond the immediate offense.
The narrator states that a seer, using divine vision, discovers that the Vasus have abducted a woman; he instantly becomes angry and curses the Vasus, initiating a chain of consequences central to the surrounding episode.