Shloka 29
इन्द्रस्य दुःखप्राप्तिः—त्रिशिरोवधः, वृत्रोत्पत्तिः, जृम्भिकाजननम्
Indra’s Distress: Slaying of Triśiras, Birth of Vṛtra, and the Origin of Yawning
अपश्यदब्रवीच्चैनं सत्वरं पाकशासन: । क्षिप्रं छिन्धि शिरांस्यस्य कुरुष्व वचनं मम
apaśyad abravīc cainaṃ satvaraṃ pākaśāsanaḥ | kṣipraṃ chindhi śirāṃsy asya kuruṣva vacanaṃ mama mahārāja |
Vừa trông thấy người ấy, Pākaśāsana (Indra) vội vã lập tức quát bảo: “Mau chém đứt những cái đầu của nó—hãy chặt lìa ngay, đừng chần chừ. Hãy thi hành mệnh lệnh của ta, hỡi Đại vương!”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical burden of authority: when a threat or disorder is perceived, a ruler may demand immediate action to contain consequences. It invites reflection on how power issues commands, how urgency can override deliberation, and how responsibility for outcomes extends beyond the one who physically acts.
Indra (Pākaśāsana), upon seeing the person before him, speaks urgently and orders him to quickly sever ‘his heads’ and to obey the command. In the surrounding narrative tradition (as reflected in the Hindi gloss), this is linked to the aftermath of Triśiras being slain and Indra directing a carpenter to cut the three heads into pieces.