Shloka 3
कर्मेज्या मानवानां च दानवैहैंहयर्षभ । भ्रष्टैश्चर्यास्ततो देवाश्चेरु: पृथ्वीमिति श्रुति:
karmejyā mānavānāṃ ca dānavair haihayarṣabha | bhraṣṭaiś caryās tato devāś ceruḥ pṛthvīm iti śrutiḥ ||
Bhishma dit : « Ô taureau parmi les Haihayas, la tradition rapporte que les Dānavas firent disparaître chez les hommes les rites de l’action et du sacrifice. Privés des observances qui leur sont dues et déchus de leur prospérité divine, les dieux errèrent alors sur la terre dans la détresse. »
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When prescribed rites and ethical-religious observances collapse, even the gods are portrayed as losing stability and prosperity; the verse underscores that dharma (sustained through right conduct and ritual order) is a pillar of cosmic and social well-being.
Bhishma recounts a traditional report: the Danavas overpower the gods and disrupt the world’s ritual life, leading to the gods’ loss of splendor and their wandering upon the earth in hardship.