Shloka 1
कद्रू-इन्द्र-स्तुतिः तथा नागानां तापनिवृत्तिः
Kadrū’s Hymn to Indra and the Nāgas’ Distress
अ-क्राछ एकविशो< ध्याय: समुद्रका विस्तारसे वर्णन सौतिरुवाच ततो रजन्यां व्युष्टायां प्रभाते5 भ्युदिते रवौ । कद्रश्न विनता चैव भगिन्यौ ते तपोधन,उग्रश्रवाजी कहते हैं--तपोधन! तदनन्तर जब रात बीती, प्रात:काल हुआ और भगवान् सूर्यका उदय हो गया, उस समय कद्रू और विनता दोनों बहनें बड़े जोश और रोषके साथ दासी होनेकी बाजी लगाकर उच्चै:श्रवा नामक अश्वको निकटसे देखनेके लिये गयीं
śaunaka uvāca | tato rajanyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ prabhāte ’bhyudite ravau | kadruś ca vinatā caiva bhaginayau te tapodhana ||
Disse Śaunaka: Então, passada a noite e chegada a manhã, com o sol já erguido, aquelas duas irmãs—Kadrū e Vinatā—ó asceta rico em austeridades, partiram no ardor da rivalidade, tendo apostado a condição de servidão, para observar de perto o cavalo Uccaiḥśravas.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
A seemingly small act—staking one’s freedom on a wager driven by pride—can create real bondage and long chains of consequence. The verse signals an ethical warning about rivalry and impulsive commitments.
At daybreak, Kadrū and Vinatā, the two sisters, proceed to inspect the divine horse Uccaiḥśravas, having made a wager whose outcome will determine servitude—an event that becomes pivotal for later developments involving their offspring.