Shloka 1
Adhyaya 5 — Tvashta’s Wrath, the Birth of Vritra, and the Divine Descent as the Pandavas
पक्षिण ऊचुः ।
त्वष्टृपुत्रे हते पूर्वं ब्रह्मन्निन्द्रस्य तेजसा ।
ब्रह्महत्याभिभूतस्य परा हानिरजायत ॥
pakṣiṇa ūcuḥ |
tvaṣṭṛ-putre hate pūrvaṃ brahmann indrasya tejasā |
brahmahatyābhibhūtasya parā hānir ajāyata ||
खगाः ऊचुः—हे ब्राह्मण, पुरा त्वष्टुः पुत्रेन्द्रशक्त्या निहते, इन्द्रो ब्रह्महत्यापापेनाभिभूतः सन् महाविनाशं जगाम।
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FAQs
Even divinely empowered acts can incur binding moral consequence when they transgress dharma. The verse frames Indra’s victory as ethically costly: power (tejas) does not nullify the law of karma, and grave sin (brahmahatyā) produces tangible decline unless addressed through expiation and restoration of order.
Primarily within Vaṃśānucarita/Itihāsa-style narration used to teach dharma (an episode concerning a deity and a famous conflict). It is not directly sarga/pratisarga, but a dharma-instructional narrative embedded in the Purāṇic frame.
Indra symbolizes sovereign authority and the ego of rulership; Vṛtra (Tvaṣṭṛ’s son) represents the obstructing force that must be overcome. Yet the ‘sin’ indicates that overcoming obstruction through mere force, without alignment to higher order, stains the victor. The teaching is inner: victory must be integrated with purity, humility, and corrective rites—otherwise the conqueror is ‘overwhelmed’ from within.