Shloka 4
Marutta’s Sacrifice: Indra’s Threat, Saṃvarta’s Mantric Restraint, and Divine Reconciliation (अध्याय १०)
गन्धर्व मां धृतराष्ट्रं निबोध त्वामागतं वक्तुकामं नरेन्द्र । ऐन्द्रं वाक्यं शृणु मे राजसिंह यत् प्राह लोकाधिपतिर्महात्मा
gandharva māṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ nibodha tvām āgataṃ vaktukāmaṃ narendra | aindraṃ vākyaṃ śṛṇu me rājasiṃha yat prāha lokādhipatir mahātmā ||
“नरेन्द्रा, मला धृतराष्ट्र नावाचा गंधर्व म्हणून जाण; तुझ्याशी बोलण्याच्या इच्छेने मी आलो आहे. राजसिंहा, माझ्याकडून इंद्राचे वचन ऐक—जे लोकाधिपती महात्म्याने उच्चारले आहे.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharmic governance through receptivity to higher counsel: a king is urged to listen carefully to a divinely authorized message, emphasizing humility, attentiveness, and responsibility in rulership.
A Gandharva named Dhṛtarāṣṭra identifies himself to the king (Marutta) and announces that he has come as a messenger to deliver Indra’s words, preparing the listener for an authoritative divine instruction.