Shloka 30
अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
दैत्यदानवगन्धर्वरक्षोगणसमाकुला । जाता हीयं॑ वसुमती भाराक्रान्ता तपस्विनी
daityadānavagandharvarakṣogaṇasamākulā | jātā hīyaṁ vasumatī bhārākrāntā tapasvinī ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana dit : « Cette Terre, la généreuse Vasumatī, est devenue encombrée de troupes de Daityas, de Dānavas, de Gandharvas et de bandes de Rākṣasas. Accablée par leur poids, cette ascète endurante est opprimée. »
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When powerful beings multiply without restraint and act contrary to dharma, the world itself becomes ‘burdened’—a moral image showing that disorder and violence have collective consequences that press upon society and nature.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the Earth (Vasumatī) as overcrowded with various formidable classes of beings—Daityas, Dānavas, Gandharvas, and Rākṣasas—so that she is oppressed by their weight, setting the stage for the need to restore balance.