Shloka 31
नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura
ज्ञात्वा तथापनीतां तां वसुभिर्दिव्यदर्शन: । ययौ क्रोधवशं सद्यः शशाप च वसूंस्तदा,तब उन्होंने दिव्य दृष्टिसे देखा और यह जान गये कि वसुओंने उसका अपहरण किया है। फिर तो वे क्रोधके वशीभूत हो गये और तत्काल वसुओंको शाप दे दिया--
jñātvā tathāpanītāṃ tāṃ vasubhir divyadarśanaḥ | yayau krodhavaśaṃ sadyaḥ śaśāpa ca vasūṃs tadā ||
Seeing with his divine sight and realizing that the Vasus had carried her off, he was immediately overcome by anger and, on the spot, pronounced a curse upon the Vasus. The episode underscores how even a seer’s knowledge can be followed by a lapse into wrath, setting in motion consequences that shape later destinies.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (anger): even when one has clear knowledge (jñāna) and spiritual capacity (divya-darśana), yielding to anger can lead to harsh, irreversible actions (a śāpa) whose consequences extend far beyond the immediate offense.
The narrator states that a seer, using divine vision, discovers that the Vasus have abducted a woman; he instantly becomes angry and curses the Vasus, initiating a chain of consequences central to the surrounding episode.