Shloka 111
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
ते शंकमानास्त्वन्योन्यं पप्रच्छुद्धिजसत्तमा: । त ऊचु:ः समयं सर्वे कुर्म इत्यरिकर्शन
te śaṅkamānās tv anyonyaṃ papracchur dhijasattamāḥ | ta ūcuḥ samayaṃ sarve kurma ity arikarśana-śatrusūdana |
ಸಂದೇಹಗೊಂಡ ಆ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ದ್ವಿಜರು ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದರು. ಕೊನೆಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಹೇಳಿದರು—“ಹೇ ಶತ್ರುದಮನ! ಬನ್ನಿ, ನಾವು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಸೇರಿ ಶಪಥಬದ್ಧ ಒಪ್ಪಂದವನ್ನು ಮಾಡೋಣ.”
शुन:सख उवाच
Educational Q&A
When trust breaks down even among the learned, dharma requires restoring moral order through a clear, shared commitment (samaya) that binds everyone equally—an ethical move from suspicion to accountable agreement.
A group of eminent Brahmins, gripped by mutual suspicion, interrogate one another and finally resolve to establish a collective pact—an oath-like agreement—to settle uncertainty and regulate conduct.