Shloka 20
प्रभासे कृष्णार्जुनसमागमः तथा द्वारकाप्रवेशः | Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Meeting at Prabhāsa and Entry into Dvārakā
पितामह उवाच गच्छ सुन्दोपसुन्दा भ्यामसुरा भ्यां तिलोत्तमे । प्रार्थनीयेन रूपेण कुरु भद्रे प्रलोभनम्,ब्रह्माजीने कहा--भद्रे तिलोत्तमे! तू सुन्दर और उपसुन्द नामक असुरोंके पास जा और अपने अत्यन्त कमनीय रूपके द्वारा उनको लुभा
pitāmaha uvāca gaccha sundopasundābhyām asurābhyāṃ tilottame | prārthanīyena rūpeṇa kuru bhadre pralobhanam ||
Pitāmaha sprach: „O Tilottamā, geh zu jenen beiden Asuras, Sunda und Upasunda. O Glückverheißende, betöre sie mit deiner höchst begehrenswerten Schönheit.“
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked desire can become a self-destructive force: even powerful beings fall when inner discipline fails. The episode also illustrates a dharmic dilemma—using temptation as a means—highlighting that outcomes may be sought through strategy, but the moral cost and the exploitation of weakness remain ethically charged.
An elder authority instructs the celestial woman Tilottamā to approach the demon brothers Sunda and Upasunda and, through her irresistible beauty, provoke their attraction—setting the stage for rivalry between them and the collapse of their alliance.