Shloka 17
अर्जुनस्य लक्ष्यवेधः
Arjuna’s Hitting of the Target at the Svayaṃvara
निखातं यच्च वै वित्तं केनचिद् भृगुवेश्मनि । वैरायैव तदा न्यस्तं क्षत्रियान् कोपयिष्णुभि:
nikhātaṃ yac ca vai vittaṃ kenacid bhṛguveśmani | vairāyaiva tadā nyastaṃ kṣatriyān kopayiṣṇubhiḥ ||
Dan harta yang telah ditanam oleh seseorang di rumah seorang Bhṛgu itu, pada waktu itu juga diletakkan semata-mata untuk menyalakan permusuhan—oleh mereka yang ingin membangkitkan amarah para kṣatriya.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights adharma through deliberate provocation: planting wealth as false evidence to incite anger shows how manipulation and deceit can manufacture hostility and drive communities toward violence.
Vasiṣṭha explains that the buried treasure found in a Bhṛgu’s house was intentionally placed there to intensify enmity, with the aim of provoking the Kṣatriyas into anger against the Bhṛgus.