Shloka 8
युधिष्ठिरस्य नगरप्रवेशः — चार्वाकप्रकरणं
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Entry into the City and the Cārvāka Episode
तानुवाच ततो देवो विहितस्तत्र वै मया । यथास्य भविता मृत्युरचिरेणेति भारत,भरतनन्दन! तब ब्रह्माजीने देवताओंसे कहा--“मैंने ऐसा विधान कर दिया है जिससे शीघ्र ही उस राक्षसकी मृत्यु हो जायगी
tān uvāca tato devo vihitas tatra vai mayā | yathāsya bhavitā mṛtyur acireṇeti bhārata ||
Then the deity spoke to them: “Here indeed have I established a decree, O Bhārata, so that this being’s death shall come to pass before long.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
That destructive forces are not allowed unlimited scope: a higher moral order (dharma) is safeguarded through divine ordinance, and wrongdoing carries an appointed end. The verse emphasizes timely restraint and justice rather than arbitrary violence.
A deity addresses others (likely gods or an assembly) and declares that he has already set a rule ensuring that the concerned being’s death will occur soon. It signals an impending resolution to a threat through an established cosmic decision.