Shloka 7
इन्द्रवृत्रयुद्धवर्णनम्
Indra–Vṛtra Conflict and the Adversaries’ Tapas-Targeting Counsel
ततो वायु: प्रादुरभूदधस्तस्य महात्मन: । शब्देन महता तात गर्जन्निव यथा घन:,तात! उस समय महात्मा अगस्त्यकी गुदासे गर्जते हुए मेघकी भाँति भारी आवाजके साथ अधोवायु निकली
tato vāyuḥ prādurabhūd adhastasyā mahātmanaḥ | śabdena mahatā tāta garjann iva yathā ghanaḥ ||
Then, from below that great-souled one, a gust of wind suddenly issued forth—O dear one—with a loud sound, roaring like a thundercloud. The narration underscores the extraordinary, even unsettling, physical manifestations that can accompany ascetic power and the testing of restraint, inviting reflection on dignity, self-control, and the limits of spectacle in spiritual life.
लोगमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that even great ascetics may display startling manifestations of power or bodily force; the ethical reflection it invites is toward restraint (saṃyama) and dignity—spiritual attainment is not merely spectacle, and self-mastery remains central.
Lomāśa describes a moment when a powerful gust issues from below the great-souled ascetic, accompanied by a tremendous sound, compared to the roar of a thundercloud—an emphatic, vivid detail within the episode’s storytelling.