Shloka 49
Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
पुरा हि सोमो राजेन्द्र रोहिण्यामवसत् परम् | ततस्ता: कुपिता: सर्वा नक्षत्राख्या महात्मन:
purā hi somo rājendra rohiṇyām avasat param | tatastāḥ kupitāḥ sarvā nakṣatrākhyā mahātmanaḥ ||
اے راجندر! قدیم زمانے میں سوم روہِنی ہی کے پاس حد سے زیادہ رہتا تھا۔ اسی لیے نَکشتر کے نام سے مشہور اُس مہاتما سوم کی وہ سب بیویاں غضبناک ہو اٹھیں॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Partiality and exclusive favoritism—especially by one who bears responsibility toward many—breeds resentment and disrupts harmony; ethical conduct requires fairness and restraint.
Vaiśampāyana recounts an old episode: Soma repeatedly stays with Rohiṇī more than with his other wives (the Nakṣatras), and the neglected wives become angry at his unequal treatment.