Shloka 15
कालनिर्णयः, युगधर्मवर्णनम्, सृष्टिक्रमश्च
Time-Reckoning, Yuga-Dharma, and the Sequence of Creation
हत्वा जित्वा च मघवन् यः कश्ित् पुरुषायते । अकर्ता होव भवति कर्ता होव करोति तत्
hatvā jitvā ca maghavan yaḥ kaścit puruṣāyate | akartā hova bhavati kartā hova karoti tat, maghavan ||
शक्र बोले—हे मघवन्! जो कोई किसी को मारकर या जीतकर अपने पौरुष का गर्व करता है, वह वास्तव में उस कर्म का कर्ता नहीं है; क्योंकि जगत् का कर्ता परमेश्वर ही उस कर्म का भी कर्ता है—वही उसे सिद्ध करता है।
श॒क्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse critiques egoistic doership: taking pride in killing or victory as ‘my prowess’ is a delusion. True agency belongs to the supreme ordainer; therefore one should act without arrogance, recognizing a higher causality behind outcomes.
Śakra (Indra), addressed as Maghavan, delivers an ethical reflection: even in contexts of battle or conquest, a person who boasts of personal heroism is not the real author of success; the ultimate doer is the Lord who governs the world.