Shloka 27
इन्द्रवृत्रयुद्धवर्णनम्
Indra–Vṛtra Conflict and the Adversaries’ Tapas-Targeting Counsel
स बाल एव तेजस्वी पितुस्तस्य निवेशने । इध्मानां भारमाजद्ठे इध्मवाहस्ततो5भवत्,पिताके घरमें रहते हुए तेजस्वी दृढस्यु बाल्य-कालसे ही इध्म (समिधा)-का भार वहन करके लाने लगे; अतः “इध्मवाह” नामसे विख्यात हो गये
sa bāla eva tejasvī pituḥ tasya niveśane | idhmānāṁ bhāram ājadḍhe idhmavāhas tato 'bhavat |
Even while still a boy, he lived in his father’s household with innate brilliance and vigor. From childhood he would carry heavy loads of firewood (fuel-sticks) for the household; therefore he became well known by the name “Idhmavāha,” the bearer of fuel. The episode highlights disciplined service and humble labor as a foundation for character and later renown.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady service and willingness to perform humble duties—such as carrying fuel for the household—cultivate discipline and inner strength; such conduct itself becomes a source of honorable identity.
The speaker describes how the boy, living in his father’s home, regularly carried heavy loads of firewood from an early age, and thus came to be प्रसिद्ध (well known) by the descriptive name ‘Idhmavāha’—the fuel-bearer.