Shloka 34
दानवानां विनाशाय अस्त्राणां परमं बलम् ग्राहितस्त्वं महेन्द्रेण पुरुषेन्द्र तदुत्तमम्,पुरुषोत्तम! देवराज इन्द्रने इन दानवोंके विनाशके उद्देश्यसे ही तुम्हें परम उत्तम अस्त्रबलकी प्राप्ति करायी है
arjuna uvāca | dānavānāṁ vināśāya astrāṇāṁ paramaṁ balam grāhitastvaṁ mahendreṇa puruṣendra taduttamam, puruṣottama | devarāja indreṇa dānavānāṁ vināśa-uddeśyenaiva te parama-uttama astrabala-prāptiḥ kāritā |
Arjuna said: O best of men, O Supreme Person—Lord Indra, the great king of the gods, has caused you to obtain the highest power of divine weapons for the very purpose of destroying the Dānavas. This supreme martial potency was not granted for pride or display, but to uphold the gods’ cause and restrain destructive forces that threaten the moral order.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power—especially divinely granted martial power—should be understood as a trust given for a righteous purpose: restraining destructive forces and protecting dharma, not for ego, conquest, or spectacle.
Arjuna addresses the hero as ‘best of men’ and ‘Supreme Person,’ stating that Indra has ensured the acquisition of supreme weapon-power specifically to enable the defeat of the Dānavas, framing the gift as mission-oriented and ethically justified.