Shloka 126
Vāsudeva’s Upadeśa: The Inner Enemy and the Indra–Vṛtra Precedent (आत्मशत्रु-बोधः; इन्द्र-वृत्रोपाख्यानम्)
शतक्रतुरतिक्रुद्धस्तत्र वज़्मवासृजत् । वृत्रासुरके द्वारा तेजपर भी अधिकार कर लिया गया और उसके रूप नामक विषयका अपहरण हो गया
śatakratur atikruddhas tatra vajram avāsṛjat |
ヴァーユは語った。「インドラ（シャタクラトゥ）は激しい怒りに呑まれ、その場で金剛杵（ヴァジュラ）を投げ放った。ヴリトラースラが、己の姿と名に結びつく威光と権威までも奪い、さらに『色（ルーパ）』という対象領域をも掠め取ったと知るや、シャタクラトゥの憤怒は限りを失った。かくして彼は再びヴァジュラをもってヴリトラを打った—傷つけられた主権と、宇宙の秩序を回復せんとする猛き衝動に駆られて。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how wounded authority and fear of losing rightful power can inflame anger, pushing even a ruler toward violent action. Ethically, it points to the tension between restoring order (dharma) and being driven by uncontrolled wrath—suggesting that power must be exercised with restraint, even when confronting a threat.
Vāyu narrates that Indra, furious upon realizing that Vṛtrāsura has usurped or appropriated his splendor/authority (linked to his identity and renown), responds by hurling the vajra at Vṛtra again, escalating the confrontation.