Shloka 23
वायुरुवाच तत: कर्म समारब्ध॑ हिताय सहसाश्रिनो: । च्यवनेन ततो मन्त्रैरभिभूता: सुरा3भवन्
vāyur uvāca tataḥ karma samārabdhaṃ hitāya sahasāśvinoḥ | cyavanena tato mantrair abhibhūtāḥ surā abhavan ||
Vāyu said: “Thereafter, for the welfare of the Aśvinī twins, Cyavana suddenly commenced the sacrificial rite. By the force of his mantras, the gods were overpowered.”
च्यवन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When spiritual power (mantra and yajña) is exercised for rightful welfare (hita), it becomes an instrument of dharma: it can correct imbalance, protect the deserving, and compel even higher powers to acknowledge justice.
Vāyu narrates that Cyavana, intending the good of the Aśvin twins, abruptly begins a sacrificial rite; through his mantras the gods are subdued—indicating that Cyavana’s ritual authority forces divine attention and compliance in the matter concerning the Aśvins.