Shloka 24
Marutta–Indra Rivalry and Bṛhaspati’s Priestly Refusal (मरुत्तेन्द्रस्पर्धा—बृहस्पतेः पौरोहित्यनिश्चयः)
त्वमाजहर्थ देवानामेको वीरश्रियं पराम् । त्वं बिभर्षि भुवं द्यांच सदैव बलसूदन,“बलसूदन! तुम अद्वितीय वीर हो। तुमने उत्तम सम्पत्ति प्राप्त की है। तुम पृथ्वी और स्वर्ग दोनोंका भरण-पोषण एवं संरक्षण करते हो
tvam ājahartha devānām eko vīraśriyaṁ parām | tvaṁ bibharṣi bhuvaṁ dyāṁ ca sadaiva balasūdana ||
Vyāsa said: “You alone have won for the gods the highest splendor of heroism. O Balasūdana, you continually uphold and protect both the earth and the heavens.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ideal power as dharmic guardianship: true heroism is not mere conquest but sustaining order—protecting the world (earth) and the higher moral-cosmic realm (heaven).
Vyāsa addresses a celebrated hero with an honorific epithet, praising him as uniquely responsible for securing divine welfare and for continually upholding and safeguarding both earthly and heavenly domains.