Shloka 32
च्यवन: कृतवानेतावदश्चिनौ सोमपायिनौ । ततः प्रत्याहरत् कर्म मर्द च व्यभजन्मुनि:
cyavanaḥ kṛtavān etāvad aśvinau somapāyinau | tataḥ pratyāharat karma mardaṃ ca vyabhajan muniḥ ||
Cyavana berkata: “Sekianlah yang telah terlaksana: pasangan Aśvin telah dijadikan berhak meminum Soma.” Sesudah itu sang resi menutup upacara dan membahagi “mada”—dorongan memabukkan yang memperdaya—ke dalam pelbagai saluran.
च्यवन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is upheld not by mere divine rank or force but by rightful order affirmed through tapas and truthful resolve; and ‘mada’ (intoxicating delusion) is a dangerous impulse that, when unrestrained, manifests through socially and ethically corrosive pursuits.
Cyavana declares that the Aśvins have been granted the status of Soma-drinkers; he then concludes the sacrificial action and describes the apportioning of ‘mada’—framed in the surrounding prose as being distributed into gambling, hunting, drinking, and sexual indulgence—after Indra accepts the sage’s command.