Shloka 27
Guṇa-vibhāga and Prāṇa–Agni–Yoga Upadeśa (गुणविभाग तथा प्राण-अग्नि-योगोपदेश)
लोकाः स्वस्था भविष्यन्ति तस्मिन् विनिहते<सुरे । त्वं हि तस्य विनाशाय पर्याप्त इति मे मति:
lokāḥ svasthā bhaviṣyanti tasmin vinihate 'sure | tvaṃ hi tasya vināśāya paryāpta iti me matiḥ ||
उत्तंक बोले—उस असुर के मारे जाने पर सब लोक स्वस्थ और सुखी हो जाएँगे। मेरा मत है कि आप अकेले ही उसके विनाश के लिए पर्याप्त हैं।
उत्तड़क उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the destruction of a harmful force (the asura) as a restorative act for the welfare of all beings, emphasizing that power and capability should be directed toward protecting the world and removing oppression.
Uttanka urges a capable figure (addressed as “you”) to kill an asura, asserting that the world’s well-being depends on that enemy’s defeat and expressing confidence that the addressee alone can accomplish it.