Shloka 86
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
सर्वे नानुगतं चैनं दारुणा: पिशिताशना: । घोररूपा महाकाया धर्षयन्ति द्विजोत्तमम्,भयंकर रूप और विशाल शरीरवाले, समस्त क्रूरकर्मा, मांसभक्षी राक्षस भी गायत्रीजपपरायण उस श्रेष्ठ द्विजपर आक्रमण नहीं कर सकते
sarve nānugataṃ cainaṃ dāruṇāḥ piśitāśanāḥ | ghorarūpā mahākāyā dharṣayanti dvijottamam ||
ভয়ংকৰ ৰূপ আৰু মহাকায় দেহধাৰী, নিষ্ঠুৰকর্মা মাংসভক্ষী সকলো ৰাক্ষসেও গায়ত্ৰী-জপত পৰায়ণ সেই শ্ৰেষ্ঠ দ্বিজক আক্ৰমণ কৰিব নোৱাৰে।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the protective power of dharmic discipline—especially mantra-japa and brahminical restraint—suggesting that inner spiritual force can neutralize external violence and keep even cruel beings from transgressing.
Yudhiṣṭhira describes a situation where terrifying, flesh-eating rākṣasas are present, yet they cannot successfully assail an eminent brāhmaṇa (described in the Gītā Press context as devoted to Gāyatrī-japa), indicating the brāhmaṇa’s spiritual inviolability.