Shloka 3

Adhyaya 5 — Tvashta’s Wrath, the Birth of Vritra, and the Divine Descent as the Pandavas

Sanskrit

ततः पुत्रं हतं श्रुत्वा त्वष्टा क्रुद्धः प्रजापतिः ।

अवलुञ्च्य जटामेकामिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ putraṃ hataṃ śrutvā tvaṣṭā kruddhaḥ prajāpatiḥ / avaluñcya jaṭām ekām idaṃ vacanam abravīt //

Translation

Kemudian, mendengar putranya telah dibunuh, Tvaṣṭṛ sang Prajāpati menjadi murka. Ia mencabut sehelai gumpal rambut dari jalinan rambut tapanya dan mengucapkan kata-kata ini.

Speakers

• Narrator voice (Purāṇic narration; not within the Devi Māhātmya frame)

Primary Deities

• Tvaṣṭṛ

Key Themes

• Krodha (wrath) and its consequences
• Ritual/ascetic power (jaṭā as tapas-signifier)
• Causality in mythic history (a death leading to a vowed response)
• Genealogical and deva-related narrative