स संक्रुद्धः क्षणाद्विश्वं संहरिष्यति वासव । वयं च पालनार्थाय सृष्टा देवेन वेधसा
sa saṃkruddhaḥ kṣaṇādviśvaṃ saṃhariṣyati vāsava | vayaṃ ca pālanārthāya sṛṣṭā devena vedhasā
“若他动怒,哦婆娑婆,他顷刻之间便能毁灭宇宙;而我们乃由维陀诃斯(梵天)所造,为的正是守护此世。”
Devas (collectively) addressing Vāsava (Indra) within Sūta’s narration
Listener: Vāsava (Indra)
Scene: A council-like moment among devas: Indra (Vāsava) is warned that a single being’s anger could dissolve the universe; Brahmā (Vedhas) is implied as the creator who assigned the devas their protective function. The mood is tense, cosmic, and anticipatory.
The mandate of divine and human authority is protection (pālana); unchecked anger becomes a force of dissolution.
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