Shloka 39
Parāśara’s Counsel on बुद्धि (Discernment), Karma-Consequences, and Avoidance of Pāpānubandha Actions
शक्र उवाच भगवंस्त्वत्प्रसादेन दितिजं सुदुरासदम् । वज्नेण निहनिष्यामि पश्यतस्ते सुरर्षभ
śakra uvāca bhagavaṁs tvatprasādena ditijaṁ sudurāsadam | vajreṇa nihaniṣyāmi paśyatas te surarṣabha ||
শক্র বললেন—হে ভগবান! আপনার প্রসাদে আমি সেই দিতিজ, যাকে দমন করা অতি দুরূহ, বজ্র দিয়ে বধ করব—আপনি প্রত্যক্ষ করবেন, হে দেবশ্রেষ্ঠ।
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethic that rightful power should be exercised with humility and accountability: Śakra attributes success not to ego but to the grace and sanction of a higher, righteous authority, implying that force is legitimate when aligned with dharma and guided by reverence.
Śakra (Indra) addresses a revered divine figure, declaring that, empowered by that being’s favor, he will use the vajra to defeat a formidable Daitya (a descendant of Diti), doing so openly in the other’s presence.