Shloka 30
Adhyaya 1 — Jaimini’s Questions on the Mahabharata and the Origin of the Wise Birds
तं दृष्ट्वा बलवृत्रघ्नमुत्थितं त्रिदशाङ्गनाः ।
प्रणेमुस्ताश्च देवर् 7षि विनयावनताः स्थिताः ॥
taṃ dṛṣṭvā balavṛtraghnam utthitaṃ tridaśāṅganāḥ /
praṇemus tāś ca devarṣi vinayāvanatāḥ sthitāḥ
వృత్రహంత అయిన ఆ మహాబల శక్రుడు లేవడం చూచి దివ్యస్త్రీలు కూడా లేచి నమస్కరించారు; ఓ దివ్యదర్శీ, వారు వినయంతో తల వంచి నిలిచియున్నారు.
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FAQs
The verse models vinaya (humility) and proper conduct in the presence of a venerable or accomplished person. Standing up and offering praṇāma are social-ethical markers of recognizing merit and authority—an outward discipline that supports inner restraint and dharmic order.
This is not directly sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita material; it functions as narrative framing (ākhyāna) and characterization within the Purāṇic discourse, supporting the larger vaṃśānucarita-style storytelling but not itself a genealogical or cosmological datum.
Indra as ‘Vṛtra-slayer’ symbolizes the triumph of luminous order (indraic sovereignty) over obstructive forces (vṛtra as ‘covering/obstruction’). The bowed posture of the tridaśāṅganāḥ can be read as the mind and senses submitting to higher discernment and rightful authority—an inner ‘standing up’ toward dharma.