Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 20
Baka Dālbhya at Avakīrṇa-tīrtha: Rāṣṭra-kṣaya and Release through Prasāda (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 40)
ददृशेडथ ततः सर्व भज्यमानं महावनम् | तस्य क्रुद्धो महाराज वसिष्ठो मुनिसत्तम:,आकर उन्होंने देखा कि वह सारा विशाल वन उजाड़ होता जा रहा है। महाराज! यह देखकर मुनिवर वसिष्ठ राजा विश्वामित्रपर कुपित हो उठे
dadṛśe ’tha tataḥ sarvaṁ bhajyamānaṁ mahāvanam | tasya kruddho mahārāja vasiṣṭho munisattamaḥ |
Sinabi ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: Pagkaraan, nakita niya na ang buong malawak na gubat ay winawasak at ginagawang tiwangwang. O Hari, sa pagkakita nito, ang pinakadakilang pantas na si Vasiṣṭha ay napuspos ng galit laban kay Haring Viśvāmitra—babala na ang kapangyarihang pinapatakbo ng tunggalian at poot ay sumisira maging sa mga banal na pook at humihila ng pagsaway ng marurunong.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical contrast: the sage’s moral authority reacts against destructive, rivalry-driven action. It implies that unchecked anger and competition—especially among rulers—can violate dharma by causing needless harm, even to the natural and sacred order.
The narrator reports that a vast forest is being devastated. Seeing this, the great sage Vasiṣṭha becomes angry, specifically directing his indignation toward King Viśvāmitra, indicating a conflict where royal power has led to destructive consequences.
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