Shloka 16
यत् तद् यानसहसैस्त्वं ज्ञातिभि: परिवारित: । लोकान् प्रतापयन् सर्वान् यास्यस्मानवितर्कयन्,पहले तुम अपने सहस्रों वाहनों और सजातीय बन्धुओंसे घिरकर सब लोगोंको ताप देते और हम देवताओंको कुछ न समझते हुए यात्रा करते थे
yat tad yāna-sahasrais tvaṁ jñātibhiḥ parivāritaḥ | lokān pratāpayan sarvān yāsy asmān avitarkayan ||
Śakra said: “Formerly, surrounded by thousands of conveyances and by your own kinsmen, you moved about scorching all people with your might—setting out as though the gods, even we ourselves, were not worth a thought.”
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked power and pride lead to disregard for moral limits and even contempt for higher authority; the verse functions as a rebuke, urging humility and responsible conduct rather than oppressive display of might.
Śakra (Indra) addresses someone who once traveled in great pomp—surrounded by many vehicles and relatives—oppressing people and acting as if the gods were insignificant, highlighting the person’s former arrogance as a point of admonition.