Shloka 213
इन्द्रस्य पाण्डवैः समागमः
Indra’s Meeting with the Pāṇḍavas
कोपसंरक्तनयन: कथमित्यब्रवीद् वच: । “यह सब कार्य एक मनुष्यने किया है। इसके बाद जो करना उचित हो, वह कीजिये।” राक्षसोंकी यह बात सुनकर समस्त यक्षगणोंके स्वामी कुबेर कुपित हो उठे, क्रोधसे उनकी आँखें लाल हो गयीं। वे सहसा बोल उठे। “यह कैसे सम्भव हुआ?”
kopasaṃraktanayanaḥ katham ity abravīd vacaḥ |
ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำของพวกรากษสแล้ว กุเบรผู้เป็นจอมแห่งหมู่ยักษ์ก็เดือดดาล ดวงตาแดงฉานด้วยโทสะ และพลันเปล่งวาจาว่า “เหตุไฉนจึงเป็นไปได้?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how sudden anger and disbelief arise when established power is challenged by an unexpected agent; ethically, it points to the need for measured inquiry and discernment before action, even when one feels affronted.
After hearing the rākṣasas’ report that a single man has carried out the deed and that the next proper step should be decided, Kubera—the lord of the yakṣas—becomes enraged, his eyes redden, and he blurts out in astonishment: “How is this possible?”