Shloka 42
Vṛtra’s Cosmic Threat, Viṣṇu’s Upāya, and the Conditional Vulnerability
Udyoga-parva 10
नमस्कृत: सर्वभूतै: सर्वभूतान्यसान्त्वयत् । हत्वा शत्रु प्रह्षशत्मा वासव: सह दैवतै:
namaskṛtaḥ sarvabhūtaiḥ sarvabhūtāny asāntvayat | hatvā śatruṃ prahṛṣṭātmā vāsavaḥ saha daivataiḥ ||
সমস্ত জীব তাঁকে প্রণাম করল, আর বাসব (ইন্দ্র) সকলকে সান্ত্বনা দিলেন। শত্রুকে বধ করে তিনি দেবতাদের সঙ্গে হৃদয়ে পরম আনন্দে পূর্ণ হলেন॥
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when force is used to remove a threat, dharmic leadership requires restoring reassurance and stability for all beings; victory is ethically incomplete without consoling and protecting those affected.
Śalya describes Indra (Vāsava) after killing an enemy: all beings salute him, he feels elated along with the gods, and he then comforts and reassures the beings who look to him for protection.