Shloka 14
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
बृहस्पतिस्तत:ः क्रुद्धः ख्तुचमुद्यम्य वेगित: । आकाशं घ्नन् खुच: पातै रोषादश्रूण्यवर्तयत्
Bṛhaspatis tataḥ kruddhaḥ khvucaṁ udyamya vegitaḥ | ākāśaṁ ghnan khvucaḥ pātaiḥ roṣād aśrūṇy avartayat ||
ततो बृहस्पतिः क्रुद्धः ख्वुचम् उद्यम्य वेगवान्। आकाशं प्रति तां घ्नन् रोषादश्रूणि मुमोच ह॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a highly learned and revered figure can be overtaken by krodha (anger). The episode underscores the ethical need for self-restraint: when anger rises, it can distort judgment, turn power into harm, and lead to actions later regretted.
Bṛhaspati becomes furious, lifts a khvuca, and strikes it against the sky with force. In the intensity of his wrath, he sheds tears—an image highlighting the extremity of his emotional agitation.