Shloka 14
अध्याय ३४ — एलापत्रस्योपदेशः
Elāpatra’s Counsel on the Nāgas’ Deliverance
तथेत्युक्त्वान्वगच्छत् त॑ं ततो दानवसूदन: । देवदेवं महात्मानं योगिनामी श्वरं हरिम्,तब दानवशत्रु इन्द्र “तथास्तु” कहकर योगीश्वर देवाधिदेव परमात्मा श्रीहरिके पास गये
tathety uktvānvgacchat taṁ tato dānavasūdanaḥ | devadevaṁ mahātmānaṁ yoginām īśvaraṁ harim |
Nachdem er gesprochen hatte: „So sei es“, begab sich Indra — der Bezwinger der Dānavas — zu jenem höchsten Herrn: Hari, dem Gott der Götter, dem Großgesinnten, dem Meister der Yogins.
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the mightiest should affirm what is right (“tathāstu”) and seek the highest guidance; true authority is aligned with dharma and ultimately rests in the supreme divine principle (Hari), not merely in worldly power.
Śakra (Indra), after agreeing—‘So be it’—proceeds to Hari, described with exalted epithets (God of gods, great-souled, Lord of yogins), indicating a purposeful approach to the supreme deity for counsel, sanction, or support.