Shloka 90
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
गौतम उवाच गोदमो दमतो<5धूमो5दमस्ते समदर्शनात् । विद्धि मां गौतमं कृत्ये यातुधानि निबोध माम्
gautama uvāca | godamo damato dhūmo 'damas te samadarśanāt | viddhi māṃ gautamaṃ kṛtye yātudhāni nibodha mām ||
瞿昙说道：“噢，克利底耶！我以自制降伏‘go’——诸根诸识，因此人称我为‘戈达摩’。我如无烟之火，光明炽盛，不为遮蔽。因我以平等之见观一切，你不能制伏我——任何人也不能。你当知我，噢克利底耶，我即瞿昙；你亦当明白我，噢夜徒檀尼。”
गौतम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that true spiritual strength arises from dama (self-restraint) and samadarśana (equal, impartial vision). Such inner purity is likened to smokeless fire—radiant and unobscured—making the practitioner difficult to overpower by fear, hostility, or occult aggression.
Gautama addresses a hostile supernatural being (Kṛtyā/yātudhānī), declaring his identity and explaining his epithet ‘Godama’ through his mastery of the senses. He asserts that his purity and equanimity render him unconquerable, instructing the entity to recognize who he is.