Adhyaya 9 — Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra’s Mutual Curse: The Āḍi–Baka Battle and Brahmā’s Pacification
अन्यो 'न्यशापात् तौ प्राप्तौ तिर्यक्त्वं परमद्युतī ।
वशिष्ठः स महातेजा विश्वामित्रश्च कौशिकः ॥
anyo 'nyaśāpāt tau prāptau tiryaktvaṃ paramadyutī / vaśiṣṭhaḥ sa mahātejā viśvāmitraś ca kauśikaḥ
ایک دوسرے کو لعنت دے کر وہ دونوں صاحبِ نور—وسِشٹھِ مہاتجس اور وشوامتر کوشک—تِریَک (غیر انسانی) حالت کو پہنچ گئے۔
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Spiritual brilliance (dyuti/tejas) does not guarantee moral infallibility. When speech is weaponized, even the great can ‘descend’—a reminder that dharma is sustained by restraint, not merely power.
Ānucarita: a moral episode illustrating how actions (especially vāk-karma) determine birth and status.
The juxtaposition ‘paramadyutī’ with ‘tiryaktva’ teaches that luminosity is an inner potential that can be obscured by rāga-dveṣa. The ‘fall’ is the condensation of mental conflict into gross form.