Shloka 2
कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī
वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन्! कुपित हुए बुद्धिमान् विश्वामित्रने जब सरस्वती नदीको शाप दे दिया, तब वह नदी उस उज्ज्वल एवं श्रेष्ठ तीर्थमें रक्तकी धारा बहाने लगी ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca—rājan, kupitena buddhimatā viśvāmitreṇa yadā sarasvatī nadī śaptā, tadā sā nadī tasmin ujjvale śreṣṭhe tīrthe raktadhārāṃ pravavāha. athājagmus tato rājan rākṣasās tatra bhārata; tatra te śoṇitaṃ sarve pibantaḥ sukham āsate.
毗舍波耶那说道：大王啊！当智者毗湿瓦密多怒火中烧，诅咒萨拉斯瓦蒂河时，在那光耀而尊贵的圣地渡口，河水便开始化作血流奔涌。随后，大王啊——婆罗多的后裔啊——许多罗刹来到那里；他们尽皆啜饮那血，在那里以阴森的满足安居。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of uncontrolled anger: even a wise sage’s wrath can produce harmful outcomes, symbolically turning a sacred river into a source of violence and attracting destructive forces. It cautions that power (especially spiritual power) must be governed by restraint and dharma.
Viśvāmitra, angered, curses the river Sarasvatī; at a renowned tīrtha the river begins to flow like blood. Rākṣasas then arrive and, drinking that blood, settle there contentedly—showing the sacred place’s inversion into a haunt for harmful beings.