Shloka 177
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
शक्रस्य तु वच: श्रुत्वा नाहं प्रीतमनाभवम् । अब्रुवंश्व तदा हृष्टो देवराजमिदं वच:
śakrasya tu vacaḥ śrutvā nāhaṃ prītamanābhavam | abruvaṃś ca tadā hṛṣṭo devarājam idaṃ vacaḥ ||
釈迦羅（インドラ）の言葉を聞いても、私の心は喜ばなかった。だが外には歓びを示し、そのとき神々の王に次のように言葉を向けた。この箇所は、内なる規律を示している。権勢の前でも礼節ある沈着を保ちつつ、心は執着せず、何を願い何を受けるべきかを倫理的に警醒して見極めるのである。
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Inner non-attachment and ethical discernment should guide one’s response to offers of power or boons; outward politeness need not imply inner consent or delight.
Indra (Śakra), pleased, offers a boon; Vāsudeva hears him but is not inwardly pleased, and nevertheless addresses Indra with composed, seemingly cheerful speech as he prepares to respond.