Shloka 22
चुकोप भार्गवश्वापि महेन्द्रस्य महातपा: । संस्तम्भयामास च तं वासवं च्यवन: प्रभु: | सुकन्यां चापि भार्या स राजपुत्रीमवाप्तवान्,(नासत्यौ च महाभाग कृतवान् सोमपीथिनौ ।) महाभाग! यहीं महातपस्वी भृगुनन्दन भगवान् च्यवन देवराज इन्द्रपर कुपित हुए थे और यहीं उन्होंने इन्द्रको स्तम्भित भी कर दिया था। इतना ही नहीं, मुनिवर च्यवनने यहीं अश्विनीकुमारोंको यज्ञमें सोमपानका अधिकारी बनाया था। और इसी स्थानपर राजकुमारी सुकन्या उन्हें पत्नीरूपमें प्राप्त हुई थी
cukopa bhārgavaś cāpi mahendrasya mahātapāḥ | saṁstambhayāmāsa ca taṁ vāsavaṁ cyavanaḥ prabhuḥ || sukanyāṁ cāpi bhāryāṁ sa rājaputrīm avāptavān | nāsatyau ca mahābhāga kṛtavān somapīthinau ||
Lomaśa said: Here, the mighty ascetic Cyavana, the Bhṛgu-descendant, became wrathful with great Indra. The powerful sage even immobilized Vāsava (Indra) on this very spot. Here too he obtained Sukanyā, the king’s daughter, as his wife; and, O noble one, he also made the Aśvin twins entitled to drink the Soma in the sacrifice. The passage recalls how spiritual power, when joined to a sense of justice, can restrain even a king of gods, and how rightful recognition may be restored to those previously excluded.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that tapas (spiritual discipline) can check even divine power when used to uphold fairness: Cyavana restrains Indra and secures rightful ritual status for the Aśvins, implying that authority should align with dharma rather than mere rank.
Lomaśa points out a sacred spot associated with Cyavana’s deeds: he became angry with Indra, immobilized him, married the princess Sukanyā, and ensured the Aśvin twins were granted the right to drink Soma in the sacrifice.