Shloka 30
नक्षत्रेषु श्राद्धफलविधानम् (Śrāddha Outcomes According to Nakṣatras)
तेन तस्मिन् कुमारेण क्रीडता निहते<सुरे । सुरेन्द्र: स्थापितो राज्ये देवानां पुनरीश्वर:
tena tasmin kumāreṇa krīḍatā nihate 'sure | surendraḥ sthāpito rājye devānāṃ punar īśvaraḥ ||
Ketika sang putra ilahi yang muda itu, seakan-akan hanya bermain, menewaskan asura Tāraka, maka Indra, raja para dewa, kembali ditegakkan dalam kedaulatan para dewa sebagai penguasa yang sah.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When adharma disrupts rightful order, its removal—sometimes through divinely empowered agency—restores legitimate sovereignty; true rulership is grounded in the protection of cosmic and moral balance, not mere power.
The divine youth (Kumāra, i.e., Skanda/Kārttikeya) kills the asura Tāraka with effortless ease, and as a result Indra is reinstated as the ruler of the gods, regaining the devas’ kingdom.