Shloka 10
Adhyaya 5 — Tvashta’s Wrath, the Birth of Vritra, and the Divine Descent as the Pandavas
समयस्थितिमुल्लङ्घ्य यदा शक्रेण घातितः ।
वृत्रो हत्याभिभूतस्य तदा बलमशीऱ्यत ॥
samayasthitimullaṅghya yadā śakreṇa ghātitaḥ /
vṛtro hatyābhibhūtasya tadā balamaśīryata
Apabila Vṛtra dibunuh oleh Śakra (Indra) dengan melanggar perjanjian yang telah ditetapkan, maka kerana Indra ditimpa dosa pembunuhan Vṛtra, kekuatannya pun mula menyusut.
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FAQs
Even a seemingly ‘necessary’ victory becomes ethically corrosive when achieved by violating agreed limits (samaya). The verse frames moral law as operative even for gods: breach of dharma produces immediate inner diminishment—here, Indra’s bala—showing that power is sustained by righteousness and collapses under guilt/pāpa.
This passage aligns most closely with Vaṃśānucarita / narrative of divine and heroic lineages and deeds (accounts of gods’ actions and their consequences). It also touches Manvantara-style moral governance themes, but it is not a direct manvantara enumeration here.
Vṛtra can be read symbolically as a ‘bound’ condition (obstruction) that must be overcome, yet the means matter: transgressing samaya indicates victory by adharmic method. The ensuing loss of bala suggests that spiritual/psychic potency (tejas/bala) depends on integrity; when conscience is ‘overwhelmed by hatyā,’ vitality and sovereignty leak away.