Shloka 22
अहल्याशापवर्णनम्
The Account of Ahalyā’s Curse and the Deserted Hermitage near Mithilā
इन्द्रस्तु प्रहसन् वाक्यमहल्यामिदमब्रवीत्।सुश्रोणि परितुष्टोऽस्मि गमिष्यामि यथाऽगतम्।।।
indras tu prahasan vākyam ahalyām idam abravīt |
suśroṇi parituṣṭo ’smi gamiṣyāmi yathāgatam ||
အင်္ဒြာသည် ပြုံးရယ်လျက် အဟလျာအား ဤသို့ဆို၏— “အို ခါးတင်လှပသူ၊ ငါသည် အလွန်ကျေနပ်ပြီ။ ငါလာခဲ့သကဲ့သို့ ထိုလမ်းတူတူဖြင့် ပြန်ထွက်သွားမည်”။
Indra smilingly said to Ahalya, 'O! One with lovely hips, I am gratified. I shall go away the way I have come'.
FAQs
The verse highlights moral contrast: outward pleasure and ease can accompany inner adharma, but dharma ultimately demands truthfulness and restraint, which are absent in Indra’s conduct.
After the illicit act, Indra assures Ahalyā he is satisfied and will leave stealthily by the same path he entered.
Negative exemplum: Indra’s lack of self-restraint and reliance on concealment rather than satya.