Shloka 15
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 28: Dharmādharmalakṣaṇa in Āpad
Crisis-Discernment of Right and Wrong
हित्वा सुखं प्रतिरुध्येन्द्रियाणि तेन देवानामगमद् गौरवं सः । तथा नक्षत्राणि कर्मणामुत्र भान्ति रुद्रादित्या वसवो5थापि विश्वे
hitvā sukhaṁ pratirudhya indriyāṇi tena devānām agamad gauravaṁ saḥ | tathā nakṣatrāṇi karmaṇām utra bhānti rudrādityā vasavo 'thāpi viśve ||
Vāyu sprach: „Indem er Lust aufgab und die Sinne zügelte, erlangte er durch die Kraft rechtschaffenen Handelns hohes Ansehen unter den Göttern. Ebenso leuchten die Sterne in der jenseitigen Welt durch die Macht ihrer Taten; und die Rudras, Ādityas, Vasus sowie die Viśvedevas sind durch die Stärke des Karma zur Größe gelangt.“
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Honor and exalted status—whether among gods or in cosmic orders—arise from disciplined, righteous action: renouncing selfish pleasure, restraining the senses, and living by dharma. Greatness is presented as the fruit of karma supported by self-control.
Vāyu is instructing by example: he points to divine beings and even the stars as evidence that eminence is attained through the power of deeds. The verse functions as moral exhortation within the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-oriented setting.