Shloka 28
Dhūpa–Dīpa–Bali Phala Praśna; Nahūṣa–Agastya–Bhṛgu Saṃvāda
Incense, Lamp, and Bali Offerings; the Nahūṣa Dialogue
नहुषं पापकर्माणमैश्वर्यबलमोहितम् | यथा च रोचते तुभ्यं तथा कर्तास्म्यहं मुने
nahuṣaṃ pāpakarmāṇam aiśvaryabalamohitam | yathā ca rocate tubhyaṃ tathā kartāsmy ahaṃ mune mahāmune ||
アガスティヤは言った。「ナフシャは罪業の者、王権と力の酔いに惑わされた。おお牟尼よ、偉大なる牟尼よ――汝が正しと見るところ、そのとおりに我は行う。」
अगस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and strength can intoxicate and delude; when authority becomes pride, it turns into sinful conduct. The verse also underscores deference to wise counsel: the speaker submits his action to what the sage judges proper.
Agastya identifies Nahusha as morally fallen due to the delusion of kingship and might, and tells the addressed sage that he will proceed exactly as the sage deems appropriate—preparing the ground for Nahusha’s chastisement and downfall.