Shloka 3
इन्द्रस्य दुःखप्राप्तिः—त्रिशिरोवधः, वृत्रोत्पत्तिः, जृम्भिकाजननम्
Indra’s Distress: Slaying of Triśiras, Birth of Vṛtra, and the Origin of Yawning
त्वष्टा प्रजापतिहासीद् देवश्रेष्ठोी महातपा: । स पुत्र वै त्रिशिरसमिन्द्रद्रोहात् किलासृजत्
tvaṣṭā prajāpatiḥ āsīd devaśreṣṭho mahātapāḥ | sa putraṃ vai triśirasaṃ indradrohāt kilāsṛjat |
Шалья сказал: «Некогда был Тваштри, Праджапати — первейший среди богов и великий подвижник. Говорят, что, возымев вражду к Индре, он породил сына по имени Тришираса, трёхглавого».
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical warning: when hostility (droha) arises—even in a venerable, ascetic figure—it can lead to creations/actions that disrupt harmony and set larger conflicts in motion. Inner intention becomes causally potent.
Śalya introduces a traditional account: Tvaṣṭṛ, a Prajāpati famed for austerity, becomes antagonistic toward Indra and, due to that antagonism, produces a three-headed son named Triśiras.