Shloka 383
Sarasvatī-Śāpavimokṣa, Rākṣasa-Mokṣa, and Aruṇā-Tīrtha
Indra–Namuci Expiation
शोणितं वह कल्याणि रक्षोग्रामणिसम्मतम् | मुनिश्रेष्ठ वसिष्ठको पुनः अपनेसे दूर बहाया गया देख अमर्षशील विश्वामित्र दुःखसे अत्यन्त कुपित हो बोले--'सरिताओंमें श्रेष्ठ कल्याणमयी सरस्वती! तुम मुझे धोखा देकर फिर चली गयी
śoṇitaṁ vaha kalyāṇi rakṣogrāmaṇi-sammatam | muniśreṣṭha vasiṣṭhako punaḥ apane se dūra bahāya gaya dekh amarṣaśīla viśvāmitra duḥkhase atyanta kupita ho bole—“saritāsu śreṣṭhe kalyāṇamayī sarasvati! tvaṁ māṁ dhokā dattvā punaś calitāsi, tasmād idānīṁ jalasya sthāne raktaṁ vaha, yad rakṣasāṁ samūhasya adhikaṁ priyam asti!”
瓦西什塔说道：“吉祥者啊，便以鲜血奔流——那是罗刹首领所欢喜之物。”当至上圣仙瓦西什塔又一次被卷离他而去时，性情暴烈的毗湿瓦密多因痛苦而极度愤怒，开口道：“萨拉斯瓦蒂啊，诸河之最、赐福之河！你欺我而去，又再度离开；因此从今以后，不要流水——要流血，那正是罗刹群魔最为钟爱的东西！”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The episode warns that uncontrolled anger and ego can corrupt spiritual intent, leading one to weaponize sacred forces (like a revered river) for harmful ends—an ethical lapse contrary to dharma.
Viśvāmitra, enraged on seeing Vasiṣṭha carried away beyond his reach, addresses the river Sarasvatī and commands her to flow with blood instead of water—something said to delight the rākṣasas—revealing the intensity of his wrath and the peril of misdirected ascetic power.