स तपस्वी मृदुर् दान्तो धर्मे तपसि चोद्यतः ॥
तपो ऽतप्यन् महत् तीव्रं सुदुश्चरम् अरिंदम ॥
तस्य दृष्ट्वा तपोवीर्यं सत्त्वं चामिततेजसः ॥
विषादम् अगमच् छक्र इन्द्रो ऽयं मा भवेद् इति ॥
कथं सज्जेत भोगेषु न च तप्येन् महत् तपः ॥
विवर्धमानस् त्रिशिराः सर्वं त्रिभुवनं ग्रसेत् ॥
इति संचिन्त्य बहुधा बुद्धिमान् भरतर्षभ ॥
आज्ञापयत् सो ऽप्सरसस् त्वष्टृपुत्रप्रलोभने ॥
यथा स सज्जेत् त्रिशिराः कामभोगेषु वै भृशम् ॥
क्षिप्रं कुरुत गच्छध्वं प्रलोभयत माचिरम् ॥
sa tapasvī mṛdur dānto dharme tapasi codyataḥ ||
tapo 'tapyan mahat tīvraṃ suduścaram ariṃdama ||
tasya dṛṣṭvā tapovīryaṃ sattvaṃ cāmitatejasaḥ ||
viṣādam agamac chakra indro 'yaṃ mā bhaved iti ||
kathaṃ sajjeta bhogeṣu na ca tapyen mahat tapaḥ ||
vivardhamānas triśirāḥ sarvaṃ tribhuvanaṃ graset ||
iti saṃcintya bahudhā buddhimān bharatarṣabha ||
ājñāpayat so 'psarasas tvaṣṭṛputrapralobhane ||
yathā sa sajjet triśirāḥ kāmabhogeṣu vai bhṛśam ||
kṣipraṃ kuruta gacchadhvaṃ pralobhayata māciram ||
And his asceticism, O subduer of foes, was harsh, terrible, and exceedingly severe. And seeing the austerity, courage, and truthfulness of this being, who possessed immeasurable energy, Indra grew troubled, fearing that this creature might take his place. And Indra reflected: 'How can he be made to grow attached to sensual pleasures; how can he be made to abandon the practice of such severe austerities? For if the three-headed being were to grow strong, he would devour the entire universe.' Thus did Indra ponder in his mind; and, O best of the Bharata race, endowed with wisdom, he commanded the celestial nymphs to tempt the son of Tvashtri. And he commanded them, saying: 'Go quickly, without delay, and tempt him so that the three-headed being may become immersed in sensual pleasures to the utmost.'
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The passage 5.9.6-10 develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of envoys, fidelity to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.