Shloka 10
Adhyāya 12: Devas’ Petition to Nahūṣa; Bṛhaspati on Śaraṇāgata-Dharma; Indrāṇī’s Strategic Delay
शल्य उवाच इत्युक्त्वा तं तदा देवा ऋषिभि: सह भारत । जम्मुर्ब॑हस्पतिं वक्तुमिन्द्राणीं चाशुभं वच:
śalya uvāca | ity uktvā taṃ tadā devā ṛṣibhiḥ saha bhārata | jagmur bṛhaspatiṃ vaktum indrāṇīṃ cāśubhaṃ vacaḥ ||
شلیہ نے کہا—اے بھارت! اس سے یوں کہہ کر اُس وقت دیوتا رشیوں کے ساتھ برہسپتی سے گفتگو کرنے کے لیے گئے، اور اندرانی سے بھی فوری اہمیت رکھنے والے (سخت) کلمات کہنے کو روانہ ہوئے۔
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
When a situation becomes urgent or morally complex, one should seek guidance from established sources of wisdom—teachers and realized seers—rather than acting from haste or passion; authoritative counsel is portrayed as a safeguard for dharma.
After a prior statement has been made to a certain person, the gods, accompanied by the ṛṣis, proceed to consult Bṛhaspati (their preceptor) and Indrāṇī, indicating a turn toward deliberation and strategic-ethical counsel.