Shloka 15
द्रौपदी-स्वयंवर-प्रारम्भः
Commencement of Draupadī’s Svayaṃvara
! ५ ॥५ गाए, भी - ॥* /#॥॥ ५११ ॥/55 ० ततो याज्यनिमित्ते तु विश्वामित्रवसिष्ठयो: । वैरमासीत् तदा त॑ तु विश्वामित्रो5न्वपद्यत,उन्हीं दिनों यजमानके लिये विश्वामित्र और वसिष्ठमें वैर चल रहा था। उस समय विश्वामित्र राजा कल्माषपादके पास आये
tato yājyānimittte tu viśvāmitravaśiṣṭhayoḥ | vairam āsīt tadā taṁ tu viśvāmitro 'nvapadyata ||
Então, por causa de uma disputa acerca do patrono de um sacrifício, surgiu inimizade entre Viśvāmitra e Vasiṣṭha. Naquele tempo, Viśvāmitra aproximou-se do rei.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how rivalry over ritual status and patronage can escalate into hostility, implying an ethical caution: sacred duties and authority should be governed by restraint and dharma rather than competition and resentment.
A conflict arises between the sages Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha due to a sacrificial/patron-related issue, and Viśvāmitra then goes to approach the relevant person (contextually, the king), advancing the plot tied to this feud.