Shloka 32
अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
अवश्यमेव तै: सर्वर्वरदानेन दर्पिति: । बाधितव्या: सुरगणा ऋषयश्न तपोधना:,“वरदानसे घमंडमें आकर वे समस्त दानव निश्चय ही देवसमूहों तथा तपोधन ऋषियोंको बाधा पहुँचायेंगे
avaśyam eva taiḥ sarvair varadānena darpitaḥ | bādhitavyāḥ suragaṇā ṛṣayaś ca tapodhanāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Surely, intoxicated by the boon they have all received, those Dānavas will inevitably harass the hosts of gods and also the ascetic seers rich in spiritual power.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power or boons, when joined with pride (darpa), tend to produce harm toward the righteous—both worldly protectors (the Devas) and spiritual guardians (tapodhana ṛṣis). The verse warns that unchecked arrogance turns gifts into causes of adharma and disturbance of cosmic order.
Vaiśampāyana predicts the consequence of the Dānavas receiving boons: emboldened and arrogant, they will inevitably begin oppressing the gods and obstructing or troubling the austerity-practicing sages.