Shloka 59
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
व्यजृम्भत तत: शक्रस्तस्मै वजमवासूजत् । प्रविश्य वज्ध वृत्रं च दारयामास भारत
vyajṛmbhata tataḥ śakrastasmai vajram avāsṛjat | praviśya vajro vṛtraṃ ca dārayāmāsa bhārata ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “O Bhārata, nang magkagayon, nang si Vṛtra na pinahihirapan ng lagnat na iyon ay magsimulang humikab, inihagis ni Śakra (Indra) ang kaniyang vajra sa kaniya. Pumasok ang vajra sa katawan ni Vṛtra at pinilas siya, O Bhārata.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the Indra–Vṛtra episode as a moral exemplum: when adharma becomes vulnerable, decisive action by the rightful protector restores order. It underscores the kṣatriya ideal of timely, effective force in defense of cosmic and social stability.
Vṛtra, afflicted by a fever, opens his mouth in a yawn; at that moment Indra (Śakra) releases the vajra. The thunderbolt penetrates Vṛtra’s body and splits him apart, and Bhīṣma narrates this to Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira).