Shloka 21
Parāśara’s Counsel on बुद्धि (Discernment), Karma-Consequences, and Avoidance of Pāpānubandha Actions
तस्य वृत्रार्दितस्याथ मोह आसीच्छतक्रतो: । रथन्तरेण तं तत्र वसिष्ठ: समबोधयत्
tasya vṛtrārditasyātha moha āsīc chatakratoḥ | rathantareṇa taṃ tatra vasiṣṭhaḥ samabodhayat, kuruśreṣṭha |
ビーシュマは言った。「百の敵を討つインドラがヴリトラに苦しめられると、迷妄が彼を覆った。そこで、クル族の最勝者よ、ヴァシシュタは『ラタンタラ・サーマン』によってその場で彼を目覚めさせ、心を鎮めた。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the powerful can fall into moha (loss of discernment) under pressure; restoration comes through wise guidance and disciplined sacred practice (here, Vasiṣṭha’s use of the Rathantara Sāman), which reorients the mind toward clarity and dharmic action.
Indra, distressed by the conflict with Vṛtra, becomes mentally overwhelmed. The sage Vasiṣṭha then employs the Rathantara Sāman to awaken and steady Indra, enabling him to regain composure and right judgment.