Shloka 22
सुरभि–इन्द्रसंवादः
Surabhi–Indra Dialogue as a Governance Exemplar
सत्यव्रतधरा: सर्वे सर्वे पुरुषमानिन: । हन्तारो देवशत्रूणां रक्षमां कामरूपिणाम्
satyavratadharāḥ sarve sarve puruṣamāninaḥ | hantāro devaśatrūṇāṃ rakṣasāṃ kāmarūpiṇām ||
قال مايتريا: «إنهم جميعًا ثابتون على نذور الصدق، وكلٌّ منهم يعدّ نفسه رجلَ شرفٍ ووفاء. وهم قتلةُ أعداءِ الآلهة—أولئك الرَّكشَسَة المتحوّلين في الصور—يحمون النظام الإلهي بإهلاك القوى التي تعيش على الخداع والافتراس».
मैत्रेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links ethical integrity (truth-vows and honorable self-restraint) with rightful strength: true manliness is portrayed not as mere aggression but as the capacity to uphold dharma by opposing deceptive, predatory forces.
Maitreya characterizes a group as truth-bound and honor-driven warriors who destroy the gods’ enemies—shape-shifting Rākṣasas—framing their actions as a defense of the divine and moral order.