Shloka 119
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
द्विजोत्तमै: सर्वगतैरभिष्टतो विदीप्ततेजा गतमन्युरी श्वर: । प्रशान्तचेता मुदितः स्वमालयं त्रिविष्टपं प्राप्प मुमोद वासव:
dvijottamaiḥ sarvagatair abhiṣṭato vidīptatejā gatamanyur īśvaraḥ | praśāntacetā muditaḥ svam ālayaṃ triviṣṭapaṃ prāpya mumoda vāsavaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。遍く影響力を及ぼす最上のバラモンたちに四方から讃えられ、神々の主インドラは、赫々たる光輝を放ちながらも怒りを離れて、静けさを得た。心は鎮まり、胸は喜びに満ちて、ヴァーサヴァは自らの住処、三十三天の天界トリヴィシュタパへ帰り、そこで歓喜を味わった。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that genuine authority and divine power are perfected by the absence of anger and the presence of mental tranquility; praise offered by the righteous culminates in serenity and rightful enjoyment of one’s proper station.
Indra, lauded by eminent Brahmins, becomes free from wrath, grows calm and joyful, and then returns to his heavenly abode (Triviṣṭapa), where he rejoices.