Shloka 103
Vāsudeva’s Upadeśa: The Inner Enemy and the Indra–Vṛtra Precedent (आत्मशत्रु-बोधः; इन्द्र-वृत्रोपाख्यानम्)
शतक्रतुरतिक्रुद्धस्तत्र वज़्मवासृजत् । जब जलपर भी वृत्रासुरका अधिकार तथा रसरूपी विषयका अपहरण हो गया, तब अत्यन्त क्रोधमें भरे हुए इन्द्रने वहाँ भी उसपर वज्रका प्रहार किया
śatakratur atikruddhas tatra vajram avāsṛjat |
风神伐由说道：因陀罗——百祭之主（Śatakratu）——怒火炽盛，便在彼处掷下金刚雷霆之杵（vajra）。在叙事脉络中，此举紧随其后：弗栗陀罗阿修罗（Vṛtrāsura）夺取了本属因陀罗的正当权柄与享受之分——那如“味”（rasa）般的经验对象；因陀罗之怒，正显出在恢复宇宙秩序与被失控嗔恚驱使之间的伦理张力。
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral tension: even when the aim is to restore rightful order, actions driven by uncontrolled anger can be ethically fraught. It invites reflection on how power should be exercised—firmly for dharma, yet with inner restraint.
Vāyu narrates that Indra, furious, releases his vajra (thunderbolt) at that moment and place, responding to a situation where authority and the ‘rasa’-like enjoyments/objects had been taken away—prompting Indra’s violent counteraction.