Shloka 19
Marutta’s Sacrifice: Indra’s Threat, Saṃvarta’s Mantric Restraint, and Divine Reconciliation (अध्याय १०)
संवर्त उवाच अयमिन्द्रो हरिभिरायाति राजन् देवै: सर्वैस्त्वरितै: स्तूयमान: । मन्त्राहूतो यज्ञमिमं मयाद्य पश्यस्वैनं मन्त्रविस्रस्तकायम्
Saṁvarta uvāca: ayam indro haribhir āyāti rājan devaiḥ sarvais tvaritaiḥ stūyamānaḥ | mantrāhūto yajñam imaṁ mayādya paśyāsainaṁ mantravistrastakāyam ||
萨姆瓦尔塔说道：“大王啊，看哪，因陀罗乘着由黄褐骏马牵引的战车而来；诸天匆匆随行，齐声赞颂他。我以真言之力，今日已将他召至此祭。看清楚：凭借真言的威势，连他的身躯也被迫牵引，向这仪式而来。”
संवर्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the perceived efficacy and responsibility of Vedic ritual: mantra and properly conducted sacrifice are portrayed as forces that can obligate even the gods to attend. Ethically, it underscores the seriousness of ritual power—when wielded by a competent priest/ascetic, it is not mere praise but a binding summons within the dharmic order.
Saṁvarta tells King Marutta that Indra is approaching the sacrifice in his chariot drawn by tawny steeds, praised by all the gods. Saṁvarta claims he has invoked Indra by mantra for this very yajña, and urges the king to witness Indra being drawn toward the rite by the force of that invocation.