आभ्यामर्थाय सोमं त्वं ग्रहीष्यसि यदि स्वयम् । वज्रं ते प्रहरिष्यामि घोररूपमनुत्तमम्
ābhyāmarthāya somaṃ tvaṃ grahīṣyasi yadi svayam | vajraṃ te prahariṣyāmi ghorarūpamanuttamam
जर तू स्वतः त्या दोघांसाठी सोम-भाग घेणार असशील, तर मी तुझ्यावर माझा वज्र प्रहार करीन—भयंकर रूपाचा, अनुपम.
Indra (quoted within Īśvara’s narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇic audience/interlocutor(s)
Scene: Indra issues a stark ultimatum, vajra lifted; the soma cup glints; Cavana stands unshaken; the Aśvins appear anxious yet dignified.
Power without dharma becomes intimidation; true righteousness protects sacred rites without arrogance.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, framed as a sacred landscape where even gods and sages confront dharma.
The allocation of Soma to the Aśvins is central, implying the importance of correct yajña procedure.
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