Shloka 4
अलोभोपाख्यानम् — शुनःसख-यातुधानी-संवादः
The Allegory of Non-Greed: Śunaḥsakha and the Yātudhānī
अजीलण्णस्त्वभिहन्यन्ते ते देवा: पितृभि: सह । सोममेवाभ्यपद्यन्त तदा हुन्नाभिपीडिता:
ajīlaṇṇas tv abhihanyante te devāḥ pitṛbhiḥ saha | somam evābhyapadyanta tadā hunnābhipīḍitāḥ ||
Bhishma sprach: „Daraufhin wurden jene Götter zusammen mit den Pitṛs niedergestreckt. Bedrängt und gequält suchten sie damals Zuflucht allein bei Soma.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When even powerful beings are overwhelmed, the proper response is to seek refuge in a higher sustaining principle (here, Soma), emphasizing dependence, humility, and the restorative role of sacred support.
A crisis befalls the gods along with the Pitṛs; being struck and distressed, they turn to Soma as their protector and support, indicating a shift from struggle to supplication.