Shloka 9
Adhyāya 12: Devas’ Petition to Nahūṣa; Bṛhaspati on Śaraṇāgata-Dharma; Indrāṇī’s Strategic Delay
देवा ऊचु इन्द्राणीमानयिष्यामो यथेच्छसि दिवस्पते । जहि क्रोधमिमं वीर प्रीतो भव सुरेश्वर
devā ūcuḥ—indrāṇīm ānayiṣyāmo yathecchasi divaspate | jahi krodham imaṃ vīra prīto bhava sureśvara ||
Para dewa berkata: “Wahai penguasa surga, kami akan membawa Indrāṇī untuk melayanimu, tepat seperti yang kau kehendaki. Wahai pahlawan, tinggalkan amarah ini dan berkenanlah, wahai raja para dewa.”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even legitimate power is undermined by uncontrolled anger; the ethical ideal is to relinquish wrath and restore harmony through restraint and reconciliation.
The gods address Indra, promising to bring Indrāṇī to him as he desires, and urge him to give up his anger and become pleased—an attempt to pacify a divine ruler and reestablish order.