Shloka 6
Marutta’s Sacrifice and Agni’s Embassy (मरुत्त-यज्ञे दूतत्वम्)
बृहस्पतिर्वाच देवै: सह त्वमसुरान् प्रणुद्य जिघांससे चाप्युत सानुबन्धान् | यं यं समृद्ध पश्यसि तत्र तत्र दुःखं सपत्नेषु समृद्धिभाव:
bṛhaspatir uvāca: devaiḥ saha tvam asurān praṇudya jighāṃsase cāpy uta sānubandhān | yaṃ yaṃ samṛddha paśyasi tatra tatra duḥkhaṃ sapatneṣu samṛddhibhāvaḥ ||
布里哈斯帕提（Bṛhaspati）说道：“噢，诸天之主啊，你与诸天同心驱逐阿修罗（Asura），并欲诛灭他们，连同其盟友与依附者。凡你见其间有人兴盛之处，你便即刻移师而攻。因为仇敌的昌盛，正是痛苦的根由。”
संवर्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a psychological and ethical insight: a rival’s prosperity naturally provokes distress and can drive aggressive policy. It implicitly warns that envy and fear of an enemy’s rise often motivate conflict, and that leaders should recognize this impulse when deciding on war.
Bṛhaspati addresses the king of the gods (Indra), describing how Indra, with the Devas, repeatedly attacks Asuras wherever they appear prosperous, aiming to destroy not only them but also their supporting networks. The statement frames the Deva–Asura struggle in terms of strategic rivalry and the pain caused by an opponent’s success.