Shloka 27
Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā
Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta
यवक्रीत उवाच न चैतदेवं क्रियते देवराज ममेप्सितम् । महता नियमेनाहं तप्स्ये घोरतरं तप:,यवक्रीतने कहा--देवराज! यदि इस प्रकार आप मेरे इष्ट मनोरथकी सिद्धि नहीं करते हैं तो मैं और भी कठोर नियम लेकर अत्यन्त भयंकर तपस्यामें लग जाऊँगा
yavakrīta uvāca | na caitad evaṁ kriyate devarāja mamepsitam | mahatā niyamenāhaṁ tapsye ghorataraṁ tapaḥ ||
Yavakrīta nói: “Hỡi vua của chư thiên! Nếu ngài không ban cho ta điều ta mong cầu theo cách này, thì ta sẽ tự ràng buộc mình bằng một lời nguyện lớn hơn và thực hành khổ hạnh còn ghê gớm hơn nữa.”
यवक्रीत उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral tension between spiritual discipline and ego-driven insistence: tapas and niyama are meant to purify desire, but here they are wielded as leverage to compel a boon, foreshadowing ethical imbalance when power is sought without humility.
Yavakrīta addresses Indra (Devarāja) and threatens to intensify his austerities with stricter vows if his desired request is not fulfilled, escalating the confrontation between an ascetic’s demand and the god’s reluctance.