Shloka 11
इन्द्रस्य दुःखप्राप्तिः—त्रिशिरोवधः, वृत्रोत्पत्तिः, जृम्भिकाजननम्
Indra’s Distress: Slaying of Triśiras, Birth of Vṛtra, and the Origin of Yawning
शुज्भारवेषा: सुश्रोण्यो हारैर्युक्ता मनोहरै: । हावभावसमायुक्ता: सर्वा: सौन्दर्यशोभिता:,'सुन्दरियो! तुम सब शृंगारके अनुरूप वेष धारण करके मनोहर हारोंसे विभूषित, हाव- भावसे संयुक्त तथा सौन्दर्यसे सुशोभित हो विश्वरूपको लुभाओ। तुम्हारा कल्याण हो, मेरे भयको शान्त करो। वरांगनाओ! मैं अपने आपको अस्वस्थचित्त देख रहा हूँ, अतः अबलाओ! तुम मेरे इस अत्यन्त घोर भयका शीघ्र निवारण करो”
śubhābharaṇaveṣāḥ suśroṇyo hārair yuktā manoharaiḥ | hāvabhāvasamāyuktāḥ sarvāḥ saundaryaśobhitāḥ |
Śalya disse: “Ó mulheres de belos quadris, adornadas com ornamentos auspiciosos e trajadas com finas vestes, com colares encantadores, hábeis em gestos e expressões—todas resplandecentes de beleza—ide e seduzi Viśvarūpa. Que estejais bem. Acalmai o meu medo. Cortesãs, vejo minha mente inquieta; portanto, ó mulheres delicadas, removei depressa este pavor terrível que me assola.”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how fear and mental agitation can drive a person toward ethically questionable means—here, using seduction and performance to control another. It implicitly warns that an unsettled mind (asvastha-citta) seeks quick relief, often by manipulating others rather than cultivating steadiness and discernment.
Śalya addresses a group of courtesans/entertainer-women, instructing them—adorned with jewelry, dress, and practiced gestures—to go and entice a man named Viśvarūpa. He frames this as a way to calm his own intense fear and mental distress, urging them to act quickly.