Shloka 62
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
समाप्तयज्ञो राजापि प्रजां पालितवान् वसु: । ब्रह्मशापाद दिवो भ्रष्ट: प्रविवेश महीं तत:
samāptayajño rājāpi prajāṃ pālitavān vasuḥ | brahmaśāpād divo bhraṣṭaḥ praviveśa mahīṃ tataḥ |
Sesudah menyelesaikan kurbannya, Raja Vasu terus melindungi rakyatnya. Namun karena kutukan seorang brahmana, ia jatuh dari surga; lalu ia memasuki bumi dan tenggelam ke alam bawah tanah.
देव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual merit and good governance do not exempt one from moral causality: a brahminical curse (representing the power of tapas and dharma) can overturn even a successful king’s heavenly status, emphasizing accountability and the inevitability of consequences.
The speaker states that King Vasu, after finishing a sacrifice, ruled and protected his people; later, because of a brahmin’s curse, he fell from heaven and entered the earth, understood in the tradition as sinking into the subterranean region (Rasātala).