Shloka 31
ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā
ऋषयश्चार्तिमापन्ना जितक्रोधा जितेन्द्रिया: । भवन्तो व्यथिताश्चासन् देवकल्पास्तपोधना:,उसी तेजसे आप-जैसे तपस्याके धनी, देवोपम शक्तिशाली, क्रोधविजयी और जितेन्द्रिय ऋषि भी पीड़ित और व्यथित हो गये थे
ṛṣayaś cārtim āpannā jitakrodhā jitendriyāḥ | bhavanto vyathitāś cāsan devakalpās tapodhanāḥ ||
Vāyu nói: “Ngay cả các bậc hiền triết—giàu công phu khổ hạnh, uy lực như chư thiên, thắng được sân hận và làm chủ các căn—cũng lâm vào khổ não, lòng dạ chấn động. Nặng nề thay là nỗi đau đã phủ xuống họ.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that even highly disciplined sages—who have mastered anger and the senses—can be overwhelmed by intense suffering. Ethically, it underscores humility and compassion: spiritual attainment does not make one immune to pain, and distress can test even the most self-controlled.
Vāyu addresses revered listeners and describes how the sages, despite being godlike and wealthy in austerity, became afflicted and shaken. The statement functions as testimony to the severity of the situation being discussed in this section of the Anuśāsana Parva.