Indra’s Envy at Pṛthu’s Aśvamedha and Brahmā’s Intervention
False Renunciation Exposed
वधान्निवृत्तं तं भूयो हन्तवेऽत्रिरचोदयत् । जहि यज्ञहनं तात महेन्द्रं विबुधाधमम् ॥ १५ ॥
vadhān nivṛttaṁ taṁ bhūyo hantave ’trir acodayat jahi yajña-hanaṁ tāta mahendraṁ vibudhādhamam
ເມື່ອພຣະິສີອັດຣິເຫັນວ່າບຸດຂອງພຣະປຣິຖຸຖືກຫລອກ ແລະກັບມາໂດຍບໍ່ໄດ້ຂ້າອິນທຣາ ທ່ານຈຶ່ງກ່າວອີກວ່າ “ລູກເອີຍ ຈົ່ງສັງຫານມະເຫນທຣາຜູ້ທຳລາຍຍັດ; ລາວກາຍເປັນຜູ້ຕ່ຳຊ້າທີ່ສຸດໃນໝູ່ເທວະ.”
In this episode, Indra repeatedly disrupts King Pṛthu’s sacrifice out of rivalry and fear of losing prestige, so he is labeled as one who obstructs yajña.
Seeing Indra’s repeated interference with a righteous sacrifice, Atri—speaking strongly—urged Pṛthu to stop the offender and protect dharma, even if the offender was the king of heaven.
Even respected positions can be corrupted by envy; one should protect righteous duty and spiritual practice from sabotage, while remaining guided by saintly counsel and self-control.