प्रलय-प्रक्रिया (Pralaya Process) — Guṇa-Withdrawal and Pratisaṃcara
श॒क्र उवाच ये वै सन््तो मनुष्येषु ब्रह्मण्या: सत्यवादिन: । ते ते पादं तितिक्षन्तामलं सन्तस्तितिक्षितुम्
śakra uvāca ye vai santaḥ manuṣyeṣu brahmaṇyāḥ satyavādinaḥ | te te pādaṃ titikṣantām amalaṃ santaḥ titikṣitum ||
释迦罗(因陀罗)说道:“女神啊,在人间凡真正善良之人——敬奉婆罗门、坚守真实者——愿那些清净的贤德之士承担你的第四只‘脚’(其分担之重)。因为高贵者完全能够忍受当忍受之事。”
श॒क्र उवाच
The verse praises truthfulness, reverence for sacred virtue (brahmaṇyatā), and especially titikṣā (forbearance). It teaches that the truly noble can shoulder difficult responsibilities for the sake of order and righteousness.
Indra addresses a goddess-like figure (implied by the Hindi gloss) and proposes that the ‘fourth share’ of her burden be borne by virtuous, truthful, Brāhmaṇa-devoted people among humans, since such good persons are capable of endurance.