Shloka 19
इन्द्रस्य दुःखप्राप्तिः—त्रिशिरोवधः, वृत्रोत्पत्तिः, जृम्भिकाजननम्
Indra’s Distress: Slaying of Triśiras, Birth of Vṛtra, and the Origin of Yawning
यत् ते कार्य महाभाग क्रियतां तदनन्तरम् । वे सब अप्सराएँ (त्रेशिराको विचलित करनेका) पूरा प्रयत्न करके पुनः देवराज इन्द्रकी सेवामें उपस्थित हुईं और हाथ जोड़कर बोलीं--'प्रभो! वे त्रिशिरा बड़े दुर्धर्ष तपस्वी हैं
yat te kāryaṃ mahābhāga kriyatāṃ tadanantaram | sampūjyāpsarasaḥ śakro visṛjya ca mahāmatiḥ ||
“噢，至福者，你心中所定之事——就请随即施行。”阿普萨罗众女神既已受礼，旋即被遣退；大智的释迦（因陀罗）便转而筹行其事。（阿普萨罗们竭尽全力欲动摇特里希拉的苦行定力，却复归天帝因陀罗座前，合掌启奏：“主上！特里希拉乃难可摧伏之大苦行者，非诱惑所能动摇。大福者，如今您欲行何事，便请行之。”）
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that true discipline and inner steadiness are not easily overturned by external allure; it also implicitly critiques how authority may seek alternative strategies when moral persuasion fails, inviting reflection on ethical means versus desired ends.
After the Apsarases have been honored and dismissed, the speaker urges that whatever Indra intends to do next should be carried out; it functions as a transition from an attempted seduction/temptation episode to Indra’s subsequent course of action.