Shloka 7
Adhyaya 5 — Tvashta’s Wrath, the Birth of Vritra, and the Divine Descent as the Pandavas
इन्द्रशत्रुरमेयात्मा त्वष्टृतेजोपबृंहितः ।
अहन्यहनि सोऽवर्धदिषुपातं महाबलः ॥
indraśatrur ameyātmā tvaṣṭṛ-tejopabṛṃhitaḥ /
ahany ahani so 'vardhad iṣupātaṃ mahābalaḥ
Musuh Indra, yang hakikatnya tiada terukur, diperkukuh oleh kuasa berapi Tvaṣṭṛ; hari demi hari, yang perkasa itu semakin membesar, bertambah dalam keperwiraannya bagaikan hujan anak panah yang dicurahkan.
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FAQs
Power (tejas) when amplified without restraint can rapidly magnify conflict. The verse underscores how sustained cultivation—here, of weapon-skill and aggression—creates a compounding effect. Ethically, it warns that intention and guidance matter: the same ‘tejas’ that can uphold order can, when directed toward enmity, become a force of disruption.
Primarily within Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita (genealogical/narrative accounts of notable beings) and indirectly Manvantara narrative texture (as Deva–Asura episodes populate manvantara histories). It is not a direct Sarga/Pratisarga cosmogenesis verse, but a historical-epic development within the Purāṇic chronicle mode.
‘Indra’ often symbolizes sovereign order and the integrating power of the mind/realm; ‘Indra’s foe’ signifies the counter-current—egoic or chaotic force that grows by repeated reinforcement (ahany ahani). ‘Tvaṣṭṛ-tejas’ suggests “crafted potency”: energy shaped and intensified by formative intelligence. The ‘arrow-rain’ (iṣupāta) can be read as the outward projection of proliferating impulses—when fed daily, they become overwhelming.