अहल्याशापमोक्षः
The Release of Ahalya and Indra’s Restoration
अफलस्तु ततश्शक्रो देवानग्निपुरोगमान्।अब्रवीत्त्रस्तवदनस्सर्षिस्सङ्घान् सचारणान्।।।।
aphalas tu tataḥ śakro devān agnipurogamān |
abravīt trastavadanaḥ sarṣi-saṅghān sacāraṇān ||
ఆ తరువాత పౌరుషం కోల్పోయిన శక్రుడు (ఇంద్రుడు) భయభీత ముఖంతో, అగ్ని-ప్రధాన దేవతలను, ఋషిసంఘాలను, చారణులను కూడి ఉద్దేశించి పలికాడు।
Deprived of testicles, Indra with a frightened face addressed hordes of rishis and charanas with agni in the forefront.
Adharma brings consequence: even powerful beings face the results of wrongdoing; fear and public accountability follow moral transgression.
In the backstory to Ahalyā’s curse, Indra—punished—approaches the divine and sage assemblies, led by Agni, to speak in distress.
Implied contrast: the verse highlights the absence of virtue in Indra’s conduct and the inevitability of karmic repercussion.
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