Shloka 14
वैष्णवीमायावितानम्, उग्रसेनाभिषेकः, सुधर्मासभा, सांदीपनिगमनम्, पाञ्चजन्य-प्राप्तिः, गुरुदक्षिणा
गच्छेन्द्रं ब्रूहि वायो त्वम् अलं गर्वेण वासव दीयताम् उग्रसेनाय सुधर्मा भवता सभा
gacchendraṃ brūhi vāyo tvam alaṃ garveṇa vāsava dīyatām ugrasenāya sudharmā bhavatā sabhā
“Go, O Vāyu, and tell Indra: enough of this pride, O Vāsava! Let the Sudharmā—your assembly hall—be given to Ugrasena.”
Likely Sri Krishna (issuing a command via Vāyu to Indra within the Krishna-cycle narrative)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: He curbs Indra’s pride and reallocates divine splendor to support righteous earthly kingship under Ugrasena.
Leela: Dharma-upadesa
Dharma Restored: Humbling of celestial arrogance; proper distribution of resources for dharmic governance.
Concept: Power—celestial or terrestrial—must submit to dharma; pride is corrected when it obstructs righteous order.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Use authority to check ego-driven privilege and to build institutions of fair counsel and collective deliberation.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s supremacy over devas is asserted within worldly governance, supporting a theistic Vedānta where all powers are subordinate to Nārāyaṇa’s will.
Vamsha: Chandra
Dharma Exemplar: Nīti (just statecraft)
Key Kings: Ugrasena, Indra (Vāsava), Krishna
Vishnu Form: Krishna
FAQs
Sudharmā functions as a divine emblem of ordered rule and righteous assembly; its transfer to Ugrasena marks the restoration/recognition of legitimate sovereignty under Krishna’s dispensation.
Indra (Vāsava) is admonished to abandon garva, illustrating that even the king of gods is subject to higher dharmic and divine authority—ultimately aligned with Vishnu/Krishna’s governance.
The verse implies a hierarchy where celestial power yields to the Supreme’s ordering of the world; kingship and cosmic administration are portrayed as instruments of Vishnu’s sustaining sovereignty.