Shloka 19
Marutta’s Sacrifice: Indra’s Threat, Saṃvarta’s Mantric Restraint, and Divine Reconciliation (अध्याय १०)
संवर्त उवाच अयमिन्द्रो हरिभिरायाति राजन् देवै: सर्वैस्त्वरितै: स्तूयमान: । मन्त्राहूतो यज्ञमिमं मयाद्य पश्यस्वैनं मन्त्रविस्रस्तकायम्
Saṁvarta uvāca: ayam indro haribhir āyāti rājan devaiḥ sarvais tvaritaiḥ stūyamānaḥ | mantrāhūto yajñam imaṁ mayādya paśyāsainaṁ mantravistrastakāyam ||
サンヴァルタは言った。「王よ、見よ—インドラが来る。黄褐の駿馬に牽かれた車に乗り、諸神は急ぎつつ彼を讃えている。私は真言によって、今日この祭儀へ彼を招来した。見よ、真言の力により、彼の身そのものがこの儀礼へと引き寄せられ、促されているのだ。」
संवर्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the perceived efficacy and responsibility of Vedic ritual: mantra and properly conducted sacrifice are portrayed as forces that can obligate even the gods to attend. Ethically, it underscores the seriousness of ritual power—when wielded by a competent priest/ascetic, it is not mere praise but a binding summons within the dharmic order.
Saṁvarta tells King Marutta that Indra is approaching the sacrifice in his chariot drawn by tawny steeds, praised by all the gods. Saṁvarta claims he has invoked Indra by mantra for this very yajña, and urges the king to witness Indra being drawn toward the rite by the force of that invocation.