Shloka 4
Mahāvasu’s Fall by Speech-Error and Release through Devotion (अज-विवादः वसोः शापः विमोचनं च)
सा च दष्ट्वा तदा व्यासं कामसंविग्नमानसम् | शुकी भूत्वा महाराज घृताची समुपागमत्
sā ca dṛṣṭvā tadā vyāsaṃ kāmasaṃvignamānasam | śukī bhūtvā mahārāja ghṛtācī samupāgamat, yudhiṣṭhira |
Disse Bhishma: “Vendo Vyasa então, com a mente agitada pelo desejo, a apsara Ghṛtācī —ó grande rei, ó Yudhishthira— assumiu a forma de uma papagaia (Śukī) e aproximou-se dele.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even great sages can experience agitation of mind when confronted with sensual temptation; the episode highlights the ethical need for vigilance, self-restraint, and awareness of how desire (kāma) can disturb inner steadiness.
Bhishma narrates that Vyasa, upon seeing the Apsaras Ghritachi, becomes mentally disturbed by desire; perceiving this, Ghritachi approaches him after taking the form of a female parrot (Śukī).