Shloka 14
Sarasvatī-Śāpavimokṣa, Rākṣasa-Mokṣa, and Aruṇā-Tīrtha
Indra–Namuci Expiation
सा ध्याता मुनिना तेन व्याकुलत्वं जगाम ह । जज्ञे चैनं महावीर्य महाकोपं च भाविनी
sā dhyātā muninā tena vyākulatvaṃ jagāma ha | jajñe cainaṃ mahāvīryaṃ mahākopaṃ ca bhāvinī ||
Ketika sang resi bermeditasi demikian, Sarasvatī yang bijaksana menjadi gelisah. Ia memahami bahwa resi agung yang berdaya perkasa itu saat itu dipenuhi amarah yang dahsyat dan menggetarkan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a sage’s inner state—especially intense anger—has palpable moral and cosmic weight, prompting immediate concern and caution in those who perceive it. It implicitly warns that wrath, even in the powerful, can precipitate grave consequences.
Sarasvatī becomes agitated when she is the object of a sage’s contemplation and realizes that the seer is extraordinarily powerful and presently consumed by great anger, foreshadowing a consequential act or utterance.