Shloka 11
Nakula’s Declaration and the Uñchavṛtti Brāhmaṇa’s Superior Merit (Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 92)
उनके सिवा और भी अनेक मुनियोंने बड़े-बड़े यज्ञ किये थे। भरतश्रेष्ठ! महर्षि अगस्त्यका ऐसा यज्ञ जब चालू हो गया, तब देवराज इन्द्रने वहाँ वर्षा बंद कर दी
vaśiṣṭhādayaḥ pare 'pi bahavo munayo mahāyajñān akurvata | bharataśreṣṭha! mahārṣer agastyasya yajne pravṛtte devarāja indro 'tra varṣaṃ nyavārayat |
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “Bukod sa mga nabanggit, marami pang ibang muni ang nagsagawa rin ng mga dakilang paghahandog. O pinakamainam sa angkan ng Bharata, nang magsimula ang sakripisyo ni Maharsi Agastya, si Indra—hari ng mga diyos—ay nagkait ng ulan sa pook na iyon.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even great ritual action (yajña) unfolds within a wider moral and cosmic order: divine powers may obstruct or permit outcomes, reminding listeners that dharma involves humility, perseverance, and right intent rather than mere ritual magnitude.
The narrator notes that many sages performed grand sacrifices; then, as Agastya’s sacrifice begins, Indra intervenes by stopping the rains in that region, creating an obstacle around the ongoing rite.