Shloka 13
Marutta’s Sacrifice: Indra’s Threat, Saṃvarta’s Mantric Restraint, and Divine Reconciliation (अध्याय १०)
अहं संस्तम्भयिष्यामि मा भैस्त्वं शक्रतो नूप । सर्वेषामेव देवानां क्षयितान्यायुधानि मे
ahaṁ saṁstambhayiṣyāmi mā bhaiḥ tvaṁ śakrato nūpa | sarveṣām eva devānāṁ kṣayitāny āyudhāni me ||
Saṁvarta berkata: “Aku akan menahannya—jangan takut kepada Śakra, wahai raja. Senjata-senjata semua dewa, bahkan milik Śakra sekalipun, telah kuhancurkan.”
संवर्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes reassurance and fearlessness grounded in proven capability: the speaker calms the king’s anxiety by asserting the power to restrain even Indra, suggesting that courage can be supported by steadfast protection and spiritual potency.
Saṁvarta addresses a king who fears Śakra (Indra) or divine opposition. He promises to restrain the threat and cites his prior feat—having destroyed the weapons of the gods—as the basis for the king’s safety.