Shloka 61
Kubera’s Arrival and the Disclosure of Agastya’s Curse
Vaiśaṃpāyana–Janamejaya Narrative
आविध्याविध्य तौ वृक्षान् मुहूर्तमितरेतरम् ताडयामासतुरुभौ विनदन्तौ मुहुर्मुहु:,वे दोनों बड़े-बड़े वृक्षोंकी हिला-हिलाकर बार-बार विकट गर्जना करते हुए दो घड़ीतक एक-दूसरेपर प्रहार करते रहे
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
āvidhyāvidhya tau vṛkṣān muhūrtam itaretaram |
tāḍayām āsatur ubhau vinadantau muhur muhuḥ ||
毗耶娑波耶那说道：二人不断挥动摇撼那些大树，反复击打对方，持续鏖战良久，并一再发出骇人的咆哮——正是不受约束之力与不受约束之力的碰撞。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses vivid nature imagery to show how raw strength, when ungoverned by restraint or dharma, tends to escalate into mutual harm—force meeting force without resolution.
Two combatants (implied by “both”) seize and shake two trees and, roaring repeatedly, continue striking each other for a sustained interval, emphasizing the ferocity and persistence of the fight.