Shloka 18
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 180 — Svayaṃvara-Virodha and Pāṇḍava Parākrama
Draupadī Episode
आपोमया: सर्वरसा: सर्वमापोमयं जगत् | तस्मादप्सु विमुञ्चेम॑ क्रोधाग्निं द्विजसत्तम
Ūrva uvāca |
āpomayāḥ sarvarasāḥ sarvam āpomayaṃ jagat |
tasmād apsu vimuñcema krodhāgniṃ dvijasattama ||
ye ca śaktyavarāḥ putrā vasiṣṭhasya mahāmune |
te ca sarve mudā yuktā modante sahitāḥ suraiḥ ||
Aurva berkata: “Segala rasa berasal dari air; bahkan seluruh jagat dipahami sebagai perubahan dari air. Karena itu, wahai yang terbaik di antara kaum dwija, lepaskanlah api amarah ini ke dalam perairan. Dan putra-putra Maharsi Vasiṣṭha yang lebih muda daripada Śakti—wahai maharsi—semuanya bersatu dalam sukacita dan bergembira bersama para dewa.”
ऑर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Anger is portrayed as a destructive fire; the ethical counsel is to cool and relinquish it—symbolically ‘cast it into water’—so that grief does not turn into vengeance and adharma. The verse also offers consolation by affirming the well-being of the departed among the gods.
Ūrva addresses a revered twice-born sage, urging him to abandon burning wrath and to be consoled: the younger sons of Vasiṣṭha (younger than Śakti) are said to be joyfully dwelling with the gods.