Shloka 11
उनके सिवा और भी अनेक मुनियोंने बड़े-बड़े यज्ञ किये थे। भरतश्रेष्ठ! महर्षि अगस्त्यका ऐसा यज्ञ जब चालू हो गया, तब देवराज इन्द्रने वहाँ वर्षा बंद कर दी
vaśiṣṭhādayaḥ pare 'pi bahavo munayo mahāyajñān akurvata | bharataśreṣṭha! mahārṣer agastyasya yajne pravṛtte devarāja indro 'tra varṣaṃ nyavārayat |
Waiśampāyana berkata: Selain mereka yang telah disebutkan, banyak resi lain pun melaksanakan kurban-kurban agung. Wahai yang terbaik di antara keturunan Bharata, ketika yajña Maharsi Agastya mulai berlangsung, Indra, raja para dewa, menahan turunnya hujan di sana.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even great ritual action (yajña) unfolds within a wider moral and cosmic order: divine powers may obstruct or permit outcomes, reminding listeners that dharma involves humility, perseverance, and right intent rather than mere ritual magnitude.
The narrator notes that many sages performed grand sacrifices; then, as Agastya’s sacrifice begins, Indra intervenes by stopping the rains in that region, creating an obstacle around the ongoing rite.