Shloka 11
Irāvān-nidhana-anantaraṃ Ghaṭotkaca-nādaḥ
After Irāvān’s fall: Ghaṭotkaca’s roar and the clash with Duryodhana
ऋषयश्चैव देवाश्न चक्र: स्वस्त्ययनं महत् । लोकानां नृप शान्त्यर्थ क्रोधिते पाण्डवे तदा
sañjaya uvāca | ṛṣayaś caiva devāś ca cakruḥ svastyayanaṃ mahat | lokānāṃ nṛpa śānty-arthaṃ krodhite pāṇḍave tadā |
Sañjaya berkata: Ketika Pāṇḍava itu murka pada saat itu, para ṛṣi dan para dewa melaksanakan upacara berkat yang besar, demi ketenteraman semua alam, wahai raja.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s anger is not merely personal; it threatens social and cosmic stability. Therefore, tradition emphasizes restraint and the use of sacred speech (svastyayana) and collective spiritual effort to restore peace for the welfare of all beings.
Sañjaya reports to the king that, at the moment when the Pāṇḍava (contextually Yudhiṣṭhira) became angry, sages and gods began reciting/performing a powerful auspicious benediction to secure peace for the worlds and to avert the harmful consequences of that anger.