Shloka 33
नियोगप्रसङ्गः — The Niyoga Episode: Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura
एवं शशाप भगवान् वसूंस्तान् भरतर्षभ । वशं क्रोधस्य सम्प्राप्त आपवो मुनिसत्तम:,भरतर्षभ! इस प्रकार मुनिवर भगवान् वसिष्ठने क्रोधके आवेशमें आकर उन वसुओंको शाप दिया
evaṁ śaśāpa bhagavān vasūṁs tān bharatarṣabha | vaśaṁ krodhasya samprāpta āpo vo munisattamaḥ ||
โอ้ผู้ประเสริฐในวงศ์ภารตะ! ดังนี้แล พระวสิษฐ์ผู้เป็นมหามุนี เมื่ออยู่ใต้อำนาจแห่งโทสะ ก็ได้สาปเหล่าวสุเหล่านั้น
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a great sage, when overtaken by anger, can act in a way that sets harsh consequences in motion; the verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (anger) and the inevitability of karmic results once a transgression is judged.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the revered sage (identified in the accompanying context as Vasiṣṭha) curses the Vasus; the line emphasizes that the curse is uttered while the sage is under the influence of anger.