Shloka 50
ततः कालविपयसि तेषां गुणविपर्ययात् । अपश्यं निर्गतं धर्म कामक्रोधवशात्मनाम्,किंतु समयके उलट-फेरसे उनके गुणोंमें विपरीतता आ गयी। मैंने देखा, दैत्योंमें धर्म नहीं रह गया है। वे काम और क्रोधके वशीभूत हो गये हैं
tataḥ kāla-viparyaye teṣāṁ guṇa-viparyayāt | apaśyaṁ nirgataṁ dharmaṁ kāma-krodha-vaśātmanām ||
Śakra said: “Then, when time turned adverse and their qualities became perverted, I saw that dharma had departed from them. Overpowered by desire and anger, they no longer remained governed by righteousness.”
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
When circumstances turn and inner qualities become distorted, dharma is the first casualty; surrendering the self to desire (kāma) and anger (krodha) leads to ethical collapse. The verse underscores self-mastery as the condition for sustaining righteousness.
Śakra (Indra) reports his observation that, due to an adverse turn of time and a reversal of character, dharma has left certain beings who have become dominated by desire and anger—marking a shift toward unrighteous conduct.