Shloka 69
ययाति–देवयानी संवादः
Yayāti–Devayānī Dialogue and Śukra’s Consent
इतीदमुक्त्वा स महानुभाव- स्तपोनिधीनां निधिरप्रमेय: । तान् दानवान् दैवविमूढबुद्धी - निदं समाहूय वचो<भ्युवाच,ऐसा कहकर तपस्याकी निधियोंकी निधि, अप्रमेय शक्तिशाली महानुभाव शुक्राचार्यने दैवने जिनकी बुद्धिको मोहित कर दिया था उन दानवोंको बुलाया और इस प्रकार कहा --
itīdam uktvā sa mahānubhāvas tapo-nidhīnāṁ nidhir aprameyaḥ | tān dānavān daiva-vimūḍha-buddhīn idaṁ samāhūya vaco 'bhyuvāca ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Having spoken thus, the illustrious Śukrācārya—an immeasurable power, a veritable treasury among the treasuries of ascetic merit—summoned those Dānavas whose understanding had been deluded by fate, and addressed them with these words.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When intellect is obscured by daiva (destiny or overpowering circumstance), a community needs the corrective of wise counsel. The verse elevates tapas and disciplined wisdom as a stabilizing authority that can reorient deluded judgment toward prudent action.
After finishing a prior statement, Śukrācārya calls the Dānavas together—described as having their minds deluded by fate—and begins to address them, setting up the next instructions or warning that follows in the subsequent verses.