Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 48, Shloka 26
अहल्याशापवर्णनम्
The Account of Ahalyā’s Curse and the Deserted Hermitage near Mithilā
दृष्ट्वा सुरपतिस्त्रस्तो विवर्णवदनोऽभवत्।अथ दृष्ट्वा सहस्राक्षं मुनिवेषधरं मुनि:।।।।दुर्वृत्तं वृत्तसम्पन्नो रोषाद्वचनमब्रवीत्।
dṛṣṭvā surapatis trasto vivarṇavadano ’bhavat |
atha dṛṣṭvā sahasrākṣaṃ muniveṣadharaṃ muniḥ ||
durvṛttaṃ vṛttasampanno roṣād vacanam abravīt |
اُسے دیکھ کر دیوتاؤں کا پتی شکر (اِندر) گھبرا گیا اور اس کا چہرہ زرد پڑ گیا۔ پھر مونی—جو سُچّے آچرن میں ثابت قدم تھا—ہزار آنکھوں والے کو، جو تپسوی کے بھیس میں بدچلنی کر رہا تھا، دیکھ کر غصّے میں کڑوی بات کہہ اُٹھا۔
On seeing him, the face of the Lord of the gods (Indra) turned pale with fear. Having seen the wicked Indra with a thousand-eyed in the guise of an ascetic the gentle sage Gautama got enraged and said:
FAQs
Dharma condemns hypocrisy and disguise used for wrongdoing: wearing the marks of holiness while acting immorally is presented as especially blameworthy.
Indra, fleeing, encounters Gautama; Gautama recognizes Indra’s deceitful disguise and prepares to pronounce judgment.
Gautama’s moral discernment and commitment to righteous order—he reacts against deception that violates satya.