Shloka 189
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
असुराश्च पिशाचाश्च दानवाश्चांधके वधे । हता देवमनुष्यैस्ते पितृभिश्चैव सर्वशः
asurāśca piśācāśca dānavāścāṃdhake vadhe | hatā devamanuṣyaiste pitṛbhiścaiva sarvaśaḥ
Lors de la mise à mort d’Andhaka, asuras, piśācas et dānavas furent entièrement anéantis, frappés de toutes parts par les dieux, par les hommes et aussi par les Pitṛs (ancêtres).
Unspecified narrator (contextual narration within the Adhyaya; speaker not indicated in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: असुराश्च = असुराः + च; पिशाचाश्च = पिशाचाः + च; दानवाश्चांधके = दानवाः + च + आन्धके; देवमनुष्यैस्ते = देवमनुष्यैः + ते; पितृभिश्चैव = पितृभिः + च + एव.
FAQs
They denote classes of hostile or disruptive beings in Purāṇic cosmology: Asuras (anti-god powers), Piśācas (ghoulish spirits associated with impurity and fear), and Dānavas (a major demon lineage, often opposed to the Devas).
The verse presents a total cosmic alignment against adharma: not only gods and humans, but even the ancestral order (Pitṛs) supports the restoration of balance, implying that righteousness is upheld across visible and subtle realms.
When destructive forces peak, the text portrays a unified response from multiple orders of being; the implied lesson is that adharma ultimately collapses when dharma is supported collectively—socially (humans), divinely (gods), and ritually/ancestrally (Pitṛs).