Shloka 313
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
ज्वल मूर्धन्यमित्राणां मुहूर्तमपि वा क्षणम् | अरे! धूमकी तरह न उठ। जोर-जोरसे प्रज्वलित हो जा और वेगपूर्वक आक्रमण करके शत्रुसैनिकोंका संहार कर डाल। तू एक मुहूर्त या एक क्षणके लिये भी वैरियोंके मस्तकपर जलती हुई आग बनकर छा जा
jvala mūrdhny amitrāṇāṁ muhūrtam api vā kṣaṇam |
Vāyu-deva said: “Blaze upon the heads of the foes—do not relent even for a moment, whether a full muhūrta or a mere instant. Become like a consuming fire over the enemy host, and with swift force strike and destroy their soldiers.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges uncompromising valor against hostile forces: when righteous battle is undertaken, hesitation is portrayed as dangerous; decisive action is framed as the means to subdue adharma and protect one’s side.
Vāyu-deva issues a forceful command to a warrior/agent to surge forward like fire over the enemy—pressing the attack continuously, without pausing even for an instant, and to rout the opposing soldiers.