Shloka 51
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
इत्युक्तः स तु भृत्यैस्तैर्वषादर्भिश्ुकोप ह । तेषां वै प्रतिकर्तु च सर्वेषामगमद् गृहम्
ity uktaḥ sa tu bhṛtyais tair vṛṣādarbhir mahā-kopaḥ | teṣāṃ vai pratikartuṃ ca sarveṣām agamad gṛham ||
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഭൃത്യന്മാർ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ വൃഷാദർഭി രാജാവിന് മഹാകോപം പിടിച്ചു; ആ ഋഷിമാരാൽ ഉണ്ടായ അപമാനത്തിന് പ്രതികാരം ചെയ്യണമെന്ന ചിന്തയിൽ അവൻ തന്റെ വസതിയിലേക്കു (രാജധാനിയിലേക്കു) മടങ്ങി.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger and the urge to retaliate arise from perceived insult, especially when directed toward revered sages. In the ethical frame of the Anuśāsana Parva, it implicitly warns that a ruler’s impulsive wrath and revenge-mindedness can lead to adharma and further harm.
After being told something by his attendants, King Vṛṣādarbhī becomes extremely angry. He decides to repay the sages’ (implied Saptarṣis’) perceived disrespect and returns to his residence/capital with the intention of taking retaliatory action.