Shloka 32
Parāśara’s Counsel on बुद्धि (Discernment), Karma-Consequences, and Avoidance of Pāpānubandha Actions
ततो बृहस्पतिर्धीमानुपागम्य शतक्रतुम् । वसिष्ठ श्ष महातेजा: सर्वे च परमर्षय:
tato bṛhaspatir dhīmān upāgamya śatakratum | vasiṣṭhaś ca mahātejāḥ sarve ca paramarṣayaḥ ||
Bhīṣma berkata: Selepas itu, Bṛhaspati yang bijaksana mendekati Śatakratu (Indra). Bersamanya datang Vasiṣṭha yang bercahaya teja serta semua resi agung yang utama. Dengan fikiran tertumpu sehala, mereka berbicara kepada Indra, mendesaknya agar membunuh Vṛtrāsura—sebagai tindakan yang perlu demi melindungi dunia-dunia dan memulihkan tertib kosmik.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That rulers (and those empowered to act) should accept disciplined counsel from the wise and undertake even difficult, forceful duties when they are required to protect the world and re-establish order—action guided by dharma rather than personal impulse.
Bṛhaspati, together with Vasiṣṭha and other great sages, goes to Indra and, with focused intent, urges him to kill Vṛtrāsura—setting up the moral and strategic justification for Indra’s decisive action.