Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 22
त्रिशङ्कुस्वर्गारोহণम्
Trishanku’s Bodily Ascent and the New Constellations
सृष्ट्वा नक्षत्रवंशं च क्रोधेन कलुषीकृत:।।।।अन्यमिन्द्रं करिष्यामि लोको वा स्यादनिन्द्रक:।दैवतान्यपि स क्रोधा त्स्रष्टुं समुपचक्रमे।।।।
sṛṣṭvā nakṣatravaṃśaṃ ca krodhena kaluṣīkṛtaḥ | anyam indraṃ kariṣyāmi loko vā syād anindrakaḥ | daivatāny api sa krodhāt sraṣṭuṃ samupacakrame ||
ເມື່ອສ້າງວົງສາຂອງດາວຂຶ້ນໃໝ່ແລ້ວ ຈິດໃຈຂອງທ່ານກໍຖືກໂທສະເຮັດໃຫ້ຂຸ່ນມົວ. ທ່ານກ່າວວ່າ “ເຮົາຈະສ້າງອິນທຣະອົງໃໝ່—ຫຼືບໍ່ຢ່າງນັ້ນ ໃຫ້ໂລກນີ້ໄຮ້ອິນທຣະ!” ແລະດ້ວຍຄວາມໂກດ ທ່ານຍັງເລີ່ມຈະສ້າງເທວະຂຶ້ນໃໝ່ອີກດ້ວຍ
Having created a constellation of stars, Viswamitra out of anger said, "I will create another Indra or this world will be without Indra" and commenced to create even gods.
FAQs
The verse warns that anger can corrupt judgment (kaluṣīkṛta) even in the powerful; dharma calls for restraint so that spiritual capability does not become cosmic disruption.
Viśvāmitra, inflamed by Indra’s rejection of Triśaṅku, escalates his response by creating stars and threatening to create a new Indra—then starts creating divinities.
The episode emphasizes power born of tapas, but the highlighted trait is actually its dangerous counterpart: wrath that challenges established divine governance.