Shloka 54
Adhyaya 18 — Arjuna Declines the Throne; Garga Directs Him to Dattatreya; The Gods Defeat the Daityas through Dattatreya’s Vision and the Movement of Lakshmi
प्रगृह्यास्त्राणि बद्ध्यन्तां तस्मादेते सुरारयः ।
न भेतव्यं भृशञ्चैते मया निस्तेजसः कृताः ।
परदारावमर्षाच्च दग्धपुण्याः हतौजसः ॥
pragṛhyāstrāṇi badhyantāṃ tasmād ete surārayaḥ / na bhetavyaṃ bhṛśaṃ caite mayā nistejasaḥ kṛtāḥ / paradārāvamarṣāc ca dagdhapuṇyā hataujasaḥ
«فلذلك خذوا أسلحتكم واقبضوا على هؤلاء أعداء الآلهة وقيّدوهم. لا تخافوهم كثيرًا؛ فقد جرّدتُهم من البهاء. وبسبب اعتدائهم على زوجات الآخرين احترق رصيدُهم من البرّ وتلاشت قوّتُهم.»
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FAQs
Adharma—especially violation of others’ spouses—destroys puṇya and ojas; moral transgression is shown to have concrete consequences: loss of power, reputation, and protection.
A dharma-illustration within itihāsa-like narrative: ethical causality (puṇya/ojas) is demonstrated through the rise and fall of hostile powers.
Tejas is sustained by inner restraint (brahmacarya/saṃyama broadly). ‘Paradāra’ outrage symbolizes dissipation of vital force; when tejas collapses, even formidable foes become bindable.