Shloka 13
पुष्पकविमानयात्रा—सेतुबन्धादि-दर्शनम्
Pushpaka Aerial Journey and Survey of Sacred Landmarks
विद्युज्जिह्वोऽऽत्रनिहतोराक्षसोभीमदर्शनः ।यज्ञशत्रुश्चनिहतःसुप्तघ्नश्चमहाबलः ।।।।सूर्यशत्रुश्चनिहतोब्रह्मशत्रुस्तथापरः ।
vidyujjihvo ’tra nihato rākṣaso bhīmadarśanaḥ | yajñaśatruś ca nihataḥ suptaghnaś ca mahābalaḥ || sūryaśatruś ca nihato brahmaśatrus tathāparaḥ ||
Hier wurde Vidyujjihva erschlagen, ein Rākṣasa von schrecklichem Anblick; auch Yajñaśatru fiel, ebenso der mächtige Suptaghna. Sūryaśatru wurde ebenfalls getötet, und ebenso ein weiterer: Brahmaśatru.
"There is Vidyujihva of dreadful appearance killed, Yajnasatru killed, and the mighty Suptaghna. Similarly Suryasatru and another Rakshasa Brahmasatru were killed. in the shape of the peak of Kailasa."
FAQs
Dharma is served by satya and clear moral reckoning: the text records the fall of perpetrators of violence, reinforcing that adharma is not enduring.
The speaker points out (atra, ‘here’) and continues cataloguing slain rākṣasa warriors as part of the post-war survey.
Truthfulness and sobriety—remembering outcomes without triumphalism.