Shloka 253
नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा
Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings
अदृष्टेनाथ भुगुणा भूतले भरतर्षभ । भरतश्रेष्ठ! भूगु नहुषको दिखायी नहीं दे रहे थे। उनके इस प्रकार शाप देनेपर नहुष सर्प होकर पृथ्वीपर गिरने लगे
adṛṣṭenātha bhṛguṇā bhūtale bharatarṣabha | tasmād ayaṃ punaḥ śakro devarājye ’bhiṣicyatām ||
ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ໂອ ຜູ້ກ້າແຫ່ງວົງພະຣະຕະ! ເມື່ອລະສີພຣຶກຸບໍ່ປາກົດໃຫ້ເຫັນຢູ່ເທິງພື້ນດິນອີກ ດັ່ງນັ້ນຂໍໃຫ້ອະພິເສກສະກຣະ (ອິນທຣະ) ໃຫ້ຄືນຂຶ້ນຄອງອໍານາດເທວະອີກຄັ້ງ. ເພາະບໍ່ມີກະສັດ ຊີວິດທີ່ເປັນລະບຽບບໍ່ອາດດໍາລົງໄດ້ທຸກແຫ່ງ; ດັ່ງນັ້ນຈົ່ງຟື້ນຟູອິນທຣະເກົ່າ ໃຫ້ກັບຄືນສູ່ຕໍາແໜ່ງເຈົ້າແຫ່ງເທວະ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores the dharmic necessity of legitimate rulership: society (and even the divine realm) cannot function without a recognized king, so rightful authority should be restored through proper consecration.
Bhishma recounts a moment after Bhṛgu is no longer present on earth, leading to the conclusion that Indra (Śakra) should be reinstalled as king of the gods through abhiṣeka, emphasizing the practical need for governance.