Shloka 8
Adhyaya 5 — Tvashta’s Wrath, the Birth of Vritra, and the Divine Descent as the Pandavas
वधाय चात्मनो दृष्ट्वा वृत्रं शक्रो महासुरम् ।
प्रेषयामास सप्तर्षोन्सन्धिमिच्छन् भयातुरः ॥
vadhāya cātmano dṛṣṭvā vṛtraṃ śakro mahāsuram / preṣayāmāsa saptarṣon sandhim icchan bhayāturaḥ
Nang makita ang dakilang asurang si Vṛtra na waring nakatuon sa sariling kapahamakan, si Śakra (Indra), nababalisa sa takot, ay nagpasundo sa Pitong Rishi, na nagnanais gumawa ng kasunduan.
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FAQs
Even a sovereign like Indra, when confronted by overwhelming danger, turns to the counsel of sages and seeks conciliation (sandhi). The verse underscores a dharmic model of governance: strength is not merely martial, but includes prudence, consultation with the wise, and choosing peace when it prevents ruin.
This verse aligns most closely with Manvantara/Anucarita (accounts within cosmic eras) as part of the narrative of divine and demonic conflicts that occur within the unfolding of time under Manus. It is not directly Sarga/Pratisarga, nor a Vamsha genealogy in this specific line.
Vṛtra can be read symbolically as an obstructive force (āvaraṇa) that threatens the ‘lordship’ of the senses/mind (Indra). The turning toward the Saptarṣis signifies seeking higher discernment (ṛṣi-jñāna) and harmonizing forces through ‘sandhi’—integration rather than reactive violence—when fear destabilizes inner sovereignty.