Shloka 73
स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्
स्त्रीत्वाद् अगुरुचित्ताहं स्वभर्तृश्लाघनापरा ततः कृतवती शक्र भवता सह विग्रहम्
strītvād agurucittāhaṃ svabhartṛślāghanāparā tataḥ kṛtavatī śakra bhavatā saha vigraham
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯಾಗಿದ್ದ ಕಾರಣ ನನ್ನ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ; ಸ್ವಭರ್ತನ ಶ್ಲಾಘನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತಲ್ಲೀನಳಾಗಿ, ಓ ಶಕ್ರ, ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕಲಹವನ್ನು ಎಬ್ಬಿಸಿದೆ।
A female speaker addressing Śakra (Indra) in a dynastic narrative episode (Ansha 4 context); recounted within Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya
FAQs
Direct address to Śakra signals a personal accountability moment: even divine rulers like Indra are drawn into conflicts shaped by human-like motives, reinforcing the Purāṇic theme that dharma governs all beings.
Through the speaker’s confession—unsteadiness of mind and the urge to praise one’s own spouse—Parāśara frames conflict as arising from inner dispositions (guṇa-driven impulses) rather than mere external events.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the narrative operates under the Vishnu Purana’s worldview: cosmic sovereignty and moral order ultimately rest in Vishnu, and deviations (like quarrel born of pride) illustrate the need for alignment with dharma upheld by the Supreme.