Shloka 119
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
द्विजोत्तमै: सर्वगतैरभिष्टतो विदीप्ततेजा गतमन्युरी श्वर: । प्रशान्तचेता मुदितः स्वमालयं त्रिविष्टपं प्राप्प मुमोद वासव:
dvijottamaiḥ sarvagatair abhiṣṭato vidīptatejā gatamanyur īśvaraḥ | praśāntacetā muditaḥ svam ālayaṃ triviṣṭapaṃ prāpya mumoda vāsavaḥ ||
Disse Bhīṣma: Louvado de todos os lados pelos mais eminentes brâmanes—cuja influência alcançava toda parte—Indra, senhor dos deuses, ardendo em esplendor e livre da ira, tornou-se sereno. Com a mente pacificada e o coração alegre, Vāsava retornou à sua própria morada, Triviṣṭapa, o céu dos Trinta e Três, e ali experimentou júbilo.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that genuine authority and divine power are perfected by the absence of anger and the presence of mental tranquility; praise offered by the righteous culminates in serenity and rightful enjoyment of one’s proper station.
Indra, lauded by eminent Brahmins, becomes free from wrath, grows calm and joyful, and then returns to his heavenly abode (Triviṣṭapa), where he rejoices.