श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच इन्द्रस्त्रिभुवनैश्वर्यमदोल्लङ्घितसत्पथ: । मरुद्भिर्वसुभी रुद्रैरादित्यैर्ऋभुभिर्नृप ॥ २ ॥ विश्वेदेवैश्च साध्यैश्च नासत्याभ्यां परिश्रित: । सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वैर्मुनिभिर्ब्रह्मवादिभि: ॥ ३ ॥ विद्याधराप्सरोभिश्च किन्नरै: पतगोरगै: । निषेव्यमाणो मघवान्स्तूयमानश्च भारत ॥ ४ ॥ उपगीयमानो ललितमास्थानाध्यासनाश्रित: । पाण्डुरेणातपत्रेण चन्द्रमण्डलचारुणा ॥ ५ ॥ युक्तश्चान्यै: पारमेष्ठ्यैश्चामरव्यजनादिभि: । विराजमान: पौलम्या सहार्धासनया भृशम् ॥ ६ ॥ स यदा परमाचार्यं देवानामात्मनश्च ह । नाभ्यनन्दत सम्प्राप्तं प्रत्युत्थानासनादिभि: ॥ ७ ॥ वाचस्पतिं मुनिवरं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम् । नोच्चचालासनादिन्द्र: पश्यन्नपि सभागतम् ॥ ८ ॥
sri-badarayanir uvaca indras tribhuvanaisvarya- madollanghita-satpathah marudbhir vasubhi rudrair adityair rbhubhir nrpa visvedevais ca sadhyais ca nasatyabhyam parisritah siddha-carana-gandharvair munibhir brahmavadibhih vidyadharapsarobhis ca kinnaraih patagoragaih nisevyamano maghavan stuyamanas ca bharata upagiyamano lalitam asthanadhyasanasritah pandurenatapatrena candra-mandala-caruna yuktas canyaih paramesthyais camara-vyajanadibhih virajamanah paulamya sahardhasanaya bhrsam sa yada paramacaryam devanam atmanas ca ha nabhyanandata sampraptam pratyutthanasanadibhih vacaspatim muni-varam surasura-namaskrtam noccacalasanad indrah pasyann api sabhagatam
- sri-badarayanih uvaca
- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami replied
- indrah
- King Indra
- tri-bhuvana-aisvarya
- because of possessing all the material opulences of the three worlds
- mada
- due to pride
- ullanghita
- who has transgressed
- sat-pathah
- the path of Vedic civilization
- marudbhih
- by the wind demigods, known as the Maruts
- vasubhih
- by the eight Vasus
- rudraih
- by the eleven Rudras
- adityaih
- by the Adityas
- rbhubhih
- by the Rbhus
- nrpa
- O King
- visvedevaih ca
- and by the Visvadevas
- sadhyaih
- by the Sadhyas
- ca
- also
- nasatyabhyam
- by the two Asvini-kumaras
- parisritah
- surrounded
- siddha
- by the inhabitants of Siddhaloka
- carana
- the Caranas
- gandharvaih
- and the Gandharvas
- munibhih
- by the great sages
- brahmavadibhih
- by greatly learned impersonalist scholars
- vidyadhara-apsarobhih ca
- and by the Vidyadharas and Apsaras
- kinnaraih
- by the Kinnaras
- pataga-uragaih
- by the Patagas (birds) and Uragas (snakes)
- nisevyamanah
- being served
- maghavan
- King Indra
- stuyamanah ca
- and being offered prayers
- bharata
- O Maharaja Pariksit
- upagiyamanah
- being sung before
- lalitam
- very sweetly
- asthana
- in his assembly
- adhyasana-asritah
- situated on the throne
- pandurena
- white
- atapatrena
- with an umbrella over the head
- candra-mandala-caruna
- as beautiful as the circle of the moon
- yuktah
- endowed
- ca anyaih
- and by other
- paramesthyaih
- symptoms of an exalted king
- camara
- by yak-tail
- vyajana-adibhih
- fans and other paraphernalia
- virajamanah
- shining
- paulamya
- his wife, Saci
- saha
- with
- ardha-asanaya
- who occupied half the throne
- bhrsam
- greatly
- sah
- he (Indra)
- yada
- when
- parama-acaryam
- the most exalted acarya, spiritual master
- devanam
- of all the demigods
- atmanah
- of himself
- ca
- and
- ha
- indeed
- na
- not
- abhyanandata
- welcomed
- sampraptam
- having appeared in the assembly
- pratyutthana
- by getting up from the throne
- asana-adibhih
- and by a seat and other greetings
- vacaspatim
- the priest of the demigods, Brhaspati
- muni-varam
- the best of all the sages
- sura-asura-namaskrtam
- who is respected by both the demigods and the asuras
- na
- not
- uccacala
- did get up
- asanat
- from the throne
- indrah
- Indra
- pasyan api
- although seeing
- sabha-agatam
- entering the assembly
Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, once upon a time, the King of heaven, Indra, being extremely proud because of his great opulence of the three worlds, transgressed the law of Vedic etiquette. Seated on his throne, he was surrounded by the Maruts, Vasus, Rudras, Adityas, Rbhus, Visvadevas, Sadhyas, Asvini-kumaras, Siddhas, Caranas and Gandharvas and by great saintly persons. Also surrounding him were the Vidyadharas, Apsaras, Kinnaras, Patagas [birds] and Uragas [snakes]. All of them were offering Indra their respects and services, and the Apsaras and Gandharvas were dancing and singing with very sweet musical instruments. Over Indra’s head was a white umbrella as effulgent as the full moon. Fanned by yak-tail whisks and served with all the paraphernalia of a great king, Indra was sitting with his wife, Sacidevi, who occupied half the throne, when the great sage Brhaspati appeared in that assembly. Brhaspati, the best of the sages, was the spiritual master of Indra and the demigods and was respected by the demigods and demons alike. Nevertheless, although Indra saw his spiritual master before him, he did not rise from his own seat or offer a seat to his spiritual master, nor did Indra offer him a respectful welcome. Indra did nothing to show him respect.