Shloka 14
Sagara’s Aśvamedha Horse Lost; The Sixty-Thousand Sons Begin the Subterranean Search
Kapila Introduced
त्वत्प्रसादान्महाभाग लोकै: प्राप्त महत् सुखम् । त्वत्तेजसा च निहता: कालेया: क्रूरविक्रमा:,“महाभाग! आपकी कृपासे समस्त लोकोंने महान् सुख प्राप्त किया है; क्योंकि क्रूरतापूर्ण पराक्रम दिखानेवाले कालेय दैत्य आपके तेजसे दग्ध हो गये
tvatprasādān mahābhāga lokaiḥ prāptaṃ mahat sukham | tvattejasā ca nihatāḥ kāleyāḥ krūravikramāḥ ||
O Edler, durch deine Gnade haben alle Welten große Erleichterung und Freude erlangt; denn durch die Macht deines Glanzes sind die Kāleya, grausam in ihrer wilden Kampfkraft, erschlagen worden.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and heroism are ethically validated when they serve loka-hita—relieving suffering and restoring safety for all. The verse praises not mere victory, but the compassionate outcome: the worlds’ welfare achieved through the hero’s grace and disciplined power (tejas).
Lokasha addresses a revered figure, crediting them with bringing great happiness to the worlds because the fierce Kāleya demons have been destroyed by that person’s tejas (radiant power). It is a moment of gratitude and recognition of protection after a demonic threat is removed.