Shloka 26
कालनिर्णयः, युगधर्मवर्णनम्, सृष्टिक्रमश्च
Time-Reckoning, Yuga-Dharma, and the Sequence of Creation
पुरा सर्व प्रव्यथितं मयि क्रुद्धे पुरंदर । अवैमि त्वस्य लोकस्य धर्म शक्र सनातनम्,पुरन्दर! पूर्वकालमें मेरे कुपित होनेपर सारा जगत् व्यथित हो उठता था। इस लोककी कभी वृद्धि होती है और कभी हास। यह इसका सनातन स्वभाव है। शक्र! इस बातको मैं अच्छी तरह जानता हूँ
purā sarva-pravyathitaṃ mayi kruddhe puraṃdara | avaimi tv asya lokasya dharmaṃ śakra sanātanam ||
“Formerly, O Purandara, whenever I became wrathful, the whole world would be thrown into distress. I know well the eternal law of this world, O Śakra: here there is at times increase and at times decline—such is its age-old nature.”
श॒क्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes a sober understanding of worldly change: prosperity and decline alternate by an eternal law (sanātana-dharma). Recognizing this helps restrain anger and prevents a powerful person from reacting as though fluctuations are unnatural or purely personal.
Śakra (Indra), addressed as Purandara, speaks about the earlier fear his wrath inspired and then states his insight into the world’s enduring pattern—periodic growth and diminution—framing events within cosmic order rather than impulsive emotion.