Shloka 15
अर्हणनिर्णयः
Decision on the Highest Honor at the Assembly
संदिदेश पुरायोडसौ विबुधान् भूतकृत् स्वयम् । अन्योन्यमभिनिध्नन्त: पुनर्लोकानवाप्स्यथ,'पूर्वकालमें सम्पूर्ण भूतोंके उत्पादक साक्षात् उन्हीं भगवानने देवताओंको यह आदेश दिया था कि तुमलोग भूतलपर जन्म ग्रहण करके अपना अभीष्ट साधन करते हुए आपसमें एक-दूसरेको मारकर फिर देवलोकमें आ जाओगे
sandideśa purā yo 'sau vibudhān bhūtakṛt svayam | anyonyam abhinighnantaḥ punar lokān avāpsyatha ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: En tiempos antiguos, ese mismo Señor—Creador de todos los seres—ordenó personalmente a los dioses: «Naced en la tierra; cumplid vuestro propósito; y, abatiéndoos unos a otros, regresad de nuevo a vuestros mundos celestiales».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a worldview in which even large-scale conflict can be situated within a divine mandate aimed at re-establishing order; yet it implicitly raises ethical tension by linking duty and destiny with mutual killing, inviting reflection on responsibility, intention, and the moral cost of violence.
Vaiśampāyana reports an ancient command of the Creator to the gods: they are to be born on earth, fulfill a specific purpose, engage in mutual destruction, and then regain their heavenly realms—foreshadowing divinely orchestrated incarnations and the coming clashes among great warriors.