Shloka 1
Vivāha-dharma: Kanyā-pradāna, Śulka, and Pāṇigrahaṇa-niṣṭhā (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४४)
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके २ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ६२ श्लोक हैं) ऑपन-मराज बछ। अि्--छऋायज एकचत्वारिशो<5 ध्याय: विपुलका देवराज इन्द्रसे गुरुपत्नीको बचाना और गुरुसे वरदान प्राप्त करना भीष्म उवाच ततः कदाचित देवेन्द्रो दिव्यरूपवपुर्धर: । इदमन्तरमित्येवमभ्यगात् तमथाश्रमम्
bhīṣma uvāca | tataḥ kadācit devendro divya-rūpa-vapur-dharaḥ | idam antaram ity evam abhyagāt tam athāśramam ||
Bhishma berkata, “Kemudian, pada suatu waktu, Devendra Indra—mengenakan wujud dan raga yang bercahaya ilahi—berpikir, ‘Inilah saat yang tepat,’ lalu datang ke pertapaan itu.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse sets up an ethical test: even divine power can act from desire and calculation, so dharma must be evaluated by intention and conduct, not by status. It frames the hermitage as a space where restraint and moral clarity are expected, making any intrusion morally significant.
Bhishma narrates that Indra, taking on a splendid divine appearance, decides that the moment is favorable and approaches the hermitage, initiating the next episode involving a moral challenge connected with the ashrama setting.