Shloka 8
Indra-vijaya Upākhyāna and Śalya’s Assurance to Yudhiṣṭhira (इन्द्रविजयोपाख्यानम् — शल्ययुधिष्ठिरसंवादः)
एवं सम्पूज्य भगवानथर्वाज्धिरसं तदा | व्यसर्जयन्महाराज देवराज: शतक्रतु:,महाराज युधिष्ठिर! इस प्रकार देवराज भगवान् इन्द्रने उस समय अथर्वांगिरसकी पूजा करके उन्हें विदा कर दिया
evaṁ sampūjya bhagavān atharvāṅgirasaṁ tadā | vyasarjayan mahārāja devarājaḥ śatakratuḥ, mahārāja yudhiṣṭhira! |
Setelah memuliakan Atharvāṅgirasa yang mulia pada waktu itu dengan sewajarnya, raja para dewa—Indra, pelaksana seratus korban—pun berpamitan dan menghantarnya pergi. Demikianlah, wahai Maharaja Yudhiṣṭhira.
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct: true greatness includes honoring spiritual authority and observing proper respect and leave-taking. Even Indra models humility before sacred knowledge.
Śalya recounts that Indra, after respectfully worshipping the sage Atharvāṅgirasa, formally dismissed him/took leave of him, addressing the account to Yudhiṣṭhira.