Shloka 8
Adhyaya 5 — Tvashta’s Wrath, the Birth of Vritra, and the Divine Descent as the Pandavas
वधाय चात्मनो दृष्ट्वा वृत्रं शक्रो महासुरम् ।
प्रेषयामास सप्तर्षोन्सन्धिमिच्छन् भयातुरः ॥
vadhāya cātmano dṛṣṭvā vṛtraṃ śakro mahāsuram / preṣayāmāsa saptarṣon sandhim icchan bhayāturaḥ
മഹാസുരൻ വൃത്രൻ സ്വവിനാശത്തിലേക്കുതന്നെ തുനിഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നതു കണ്ടു, ഭയത്തിൽ വ്യാകുലനായ ശക്രൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) സന്ധി ചെയ്യുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ചു സപ്തർഷികളെ വിളിച്ചു വരുത്തി।
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FAQs
Even a sovereign like Indra, when confronted by overwhelming danger, turns to the counsel of sages and seeks conciliation (sandhi). The verse underscores a dharmic model of governance: strength is not merely martial, but includes prudence, consultation with the wise, and choosing peace when it prevents ruin.
This verse aligns most closely with Manvantara/Anucarita (accounts within cosmic eras) as part of the narrative of divine and demonic conflicts that occur within the unfolding of time under Manus. It is not directly Sarga/Pratisarga, nor a Vamsha genealogy in this specific line.
Vṛtra can be read symbolically as an obstructive force (āvaraṇa) that threatens the ‘lordship’ of the senses/mind (Indra). The turning toward the Saptarṣis signifies seeking higher discernment (ṛṣi-jñāna) and harmonizing forces through ‘sandhi’—integration rather than reactive violence—when fear destabilizes inner sovereignty.