Shloka 166
Nahuṣa Abhiṣeka and the Crisis of Restraint (नहुषाभिषेकः—दमभ्रंशः)
सम्प्राप्ता दर्शन देवी शक्रस्य महिषी प्रिया । उनके लिये वायु मनोहर, सुखद, शीतल और सुगन्धित होकर बहते थे। इस प्रकार क्रीड़ा करते हुए दुरात्मा राजा नहुषकी दृष्टि एक दिन देवराज इन्द्रकी प्यारी महारानी शचीपर पड़ी
samprāptā darśanaṃ devī śakrasya mahiṣī priyā | teṣāṃ vāyavaḥ manoharāḥ sukhadāḥ śītalāḥ sugandhitāś ca vavāhuḥ | evaṃ krīḍataḥ durātmanaḥ rājñaḥ nahuṣasya dṛṣṭir ekadā devarāja-indrasya priyāyāṃ mahārāṇyāṃ śacīyāṃ nipapāta |
Wika ni Śalya: Nagpakita sa paningin ang diyosang si Śacī, ang minamahal na reyna ni Śakra (Indra). Para sa kanya, ang mga hangin ay wari’y humihip nang kaaya-aya—nakalulugod sa isip, nakapapawi, malamig, at mabango. Kaya habang siya’y naglalaro sa sariling luho, ang masamang-loob na haring Nahuṣa ay minsang napatingin kay Śacī, ang mahal na dakilang reyna ni Indra.
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how unchecked desire and self-indulgence in a ruler can corrupt judgment and lead toward adharma—especially when one covets what is bound by loyalty and divine order.
Śalya narrates that Śacī, Indra’s beloved queen, comes into view amid an idyllic atmosphere, and King Nahuṣa—described as wicked-minded—fixes his gaze upon her, foreshadowing an improper pursuit.