Shloka 15
कृपोपदेशः — द्रौणेरनिद्रा च
Kṛpa’s Counsel and Drauṇi’s Sleepless Resolve
कृत्वा च कदन तेषां प्रभाते विमले5हनि । विहरस्व यथा शक्र: सूदयित्वा महासुरान्
kṛtvā ca kadanaṁ teṣāṁ prabhāte vimalāhni | viharasva yathā śakraḥ sūdayitvā mahāsurān ||
Having wrought their slaughter at dawn, when the day breaks clear and pure, roam at will—just as Śakra (Indra), after destroying the mighty Asuras, moves about in ease and triumph.
कृप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kṛpa urges decisive enemy-destruction at dawn and then untroubled freedom, legitimizing the act through the model of Indra’s slaying of the Asuras; the verse highlights how martial counsel can invoke divine precedent to normalize extreme violence, raising an ethical tension between victory and restraint.
Kṛpa addresses a warrior ally, encouraging him to kill the foes when morning comes and then roam as he pleases, comparing the anticipated triumph to Indra’s post-victory ease after defeating powerful Asuras.