Shloka 21
ब॒हस्पतिर्वाच मानुषो नहुषो राजा देवर्षिगणतेजसा । देवराज्यमनुप्राप्त: सर्वान् नो बाधते भृूशम्,बृहस्पति बोले--देवेन्द्र! मनुष्य-लोकका राजा नहुष देवर्षियोंके प्रभावसे देवताओंका राज्य पा गया है, जो हम सब लोगोंको बड़ा कष्ट दे रहा है
Bṛhaspatir uvāca mānuṣo Nahuṣo rājā devarṣi-gaṇa-tejasā | devarājyam anuprāptaḥ sarvān no bādhate bhṛśam ||
Bṛhaspati said: “O Lord of the gods, the human king Nahuṣa, empowered by the radiance and spiritual might of the host of divine seers, has attained the sovereignty of heaven; and now he grievously oppresses all of us.”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate power gained through others’ merit or spiritual force can still become destructive when driven by arrogance; dharma requires restraint and protection of others, not oppression.
Bṛhaspati reports that Nahuṣa, a human king, has obtained the rule of heaven through the potency associated with the divine seers and is now tormenting the gods, creating a crisis of order.