Shloka 23
उशनसः (शुक्रस्य) चरितम् — The Account of Uśanā (Śukra): Yoga, Grievance, and Pacification
कालसंख्यानसंख्यातं सृष्टिस्थितिपरायणम् । त॑ भाषमाणं भगवानुशना प्रत्यभाषत । धीमान् दुष्टप्रलापांस्त्वं तात कस्मात् प्रभाषसे
kālasaṅkhyānasaṅkhyātaṃ sṛṣṭisthitiparāyaṇam | taṃ bhāṣamāṇaṃ bhagavān uśanā pratyabhāṣata | dhīmān duṣṭapralāpāṃs tvaṃ tāta kasmāt prabhāṣase |
Бхишма сказал: «Когда Вритрасура говорил о Всевышнем—о Том, кого познают через меры времени и числа и кто есть высшая опора творения и сохранения,—Бхагаван Ушана (Шукрачарья) ответил ему: “Дитя, ты разумен; отчего же ты произносишь столь порочные и заблуждённые речи, слова, недостойные твоего понимания?”»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when discussing lofty truths about the Supreme as the ground of time, creation, and preservation, one must speak in a manner consistent with dharma—truthful, coherent, and ethically fitting. Wisdom is shown not only by knowledge but by disciplined, appropriate speech.
Vṛtrāsura is speaking about the Supreme Lord as the foundation of cosmic order. Hearing this, Uśanā (Śukrācārya), the Asura preceptor, responds by rebuking him, questioning why an intelligent person would utter ‘corrupt’ or improper words—framing the moment as a moral and rhetorical correction.