Shloka 28
व्यंसिता चाप्युपायेन शक्रदत्ता मयानघ । ये हि धर्मस्य लोप्तारो वध्यास्ते मम पाण्डव,निष्पाप पाण्डुनन्दन! इसी उपायसे मैंने इन्द्रकी दी हुई शक्ति भी कर्णके हाथसे दूर कर दी है। धर्मका लोप करनेवाले सभी प्राणी मेरे वध्य हैं
vyaṁsitā cāpy upāyena śakradattā mayānagha | ye hi dharmasya loptāro vadhyās te mama pāṇḍava ||
Vāyu said: “O sinless Pāṇḍava, by a well-devised means I have also caused Indra’s gifted power to be rendered futile and taken out of Karṇa’s hands. For those who undermine and destroy dharma are, to me, fit to be slain.”
श्रीवायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts an ethical principle of cosmic justice: those who erode dharma become legitimate targets of punishment. It frames divine power and strategy as instruments used to protect moral order, not merely to win a battle.
Vāyu addresses a Pāṇḍava, stating that through a stratagem he has neutralized the divine weapon (Śakti) that Indra had granted and that it has been removed from Karṇa’s effective use. He then declares that destroyers of dharma are destined to be slain by him.