Shloka 30
Marutta’s Sacrifice and Agni’s Embassy (मरुत्त-यज्ञे दूतत्वम्)
प्रत्राजयेयं कालकेयान् पृथिव्या- मपाकर्षन् दानवानन्तरिक्षात् दिव: प्रह्लादमवसानमानयं को मे5सुखाय प्रहरेत मानव:
śakra uvāca | pratrājayeyam kālakeyān pṛthivyām apākarṣan dānavān antarīkṣāt | divaḥ prahlādam avasānam ānayaṃ ko me 'sukhāya praharet mānavaḥ ||
Śakra (Indra) proclama su poder abrumador: «Si yo lo quisiera, podría arrastrar a los demonios Kālakeya desde el cielo y arrojarlos a la tierra; del mismo modo, podría poner fin al dominio de Prahlāda en el cielo. Por tanto, ¿qué hombre podría golpearme con el propósito de causarme dolor?»
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical danger of hubris: when confronted with vastly superior power (here, divine), reckless aggression is both futile and morally misguided. It implicitly advises discernment, humility, and restraint rather than provocation driven by ego.
Indra (Śakra) speaks in a boastful, warning tone, asserting that he can subdue powerful demons like the Kālakeyas and even end Prahlāda’s heavenly rule; on that basis he challenges the idea that any human could meaningfully harm him.