Shloka 22
अध्याय २९४ — योगलक्षणम् तथा सांख्यपरिसंख्यानम्
Yoga Definition and Sāṃkhya Enumeration
तस्मात् तेनैव भावेन सानुषड्लेण पार्थिवा: । आसुराण्येव कर्माणि न्यसेवन् भीमविक्रमा:,अतः उसी आनुषंगिक आसुरभावसे युक्त होकर कितने ही भयंकर पराक्रमी भूपाल असुरोचित कर्मोंका ही सेवन करने लगे
tasmāt tenaiva bhāvena sānuṣaḍleṇa pārthivāḥ | āsurāṇy eva karmāṇi nyasevan bhīmavikramāḥ ||
Ainsi, sous l’influence de cette même disposition—avec la tendance tenace qui l’accompagne—bien des rois à la vaillance redoutable se mirent à accomplir des actes dignes des asura.
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s actions follow the ruler’s inner disposition: when an asuric mindset takes hold and is reinforced by lingering habitual tendencies, even the mighty drift into unethical, destructive conduct. The verse warns that power without inner discipline accelerates moral collapse.
Parāśara explains a causal chain: because of a particular corrupt ‘bhāva’ (disposition) and its accompanying residue, many formidable kings began to adopt and practice asuric deeds—conduct contrary to dharma.