Shloka 9
Marutta’s Sacrifice: Indra’s Threat, Saṃvarta’s Mantric Restraint, and Divine Reconciliation (अध्याय १०)
व्यास उवाच इत्येवमुक्तो धृतराष्ट्रेण राजन् श्रुत्वा नादं नदतो वासवस्य | तपोनित्यं धर्मविदां वरिष्ठं संवर्त तं ज्ञापयामास कार्यम्
vyāsa uvāca | ityevam ukto dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa rājan śrutvā nādaṃ nadato vāsavasya | tapo-nityaṃ dharma-vidāṃ variṣṭhaṃ saṃvartaṃ taṃ jñāpayāmāsa kāryam ||
ବ୍ୟାସ କହିଲେ—ହେ ରାଜନ୍! ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର ଏପରି କହିବା ପରେ, ରାଜା ମରୁତ୍ତ ଆକାଶରେ ଗର୍ଜନ କରୁଥିବା ବାସବ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କ ନାଦ ଶୁଣିଲେ। ତାପରେ ସଦା ତପସ୍ୟାନିଷ୍ଠ ଓ ଧର୍ମଜ୍ଞମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ସଂବର୍ତ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କ ଏହି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ବିଷୟରେ ଜଣାଇଲେ।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic model of action: when a higher responsibility arises (here, Indra’s ‘kārya’), the king does not act impulsively but turns to a proven authority in dharma and tapas (Saṃvarta). Ethical governance is shown as alignment with righteous counsel and disciplined wisdom.
After Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s statement, King Marutta hears Indra’s thunder-like sound in the sky, signaling divine involvement. Marutta then conveys Indra’s intended task to the ascetic and eminent dharma-knower Saṃvarta, setting the next action in motion.