Shloka 37
Tapovana-praveśaḥ — The King’s Entry into the Sacred Grove and Vision of the Āśrama
एवं वीर्यबलोल्सिक्ति भूरियत्नैर्महासुरै: । पीड्यमाना मही राजन् ब्रह्माणमुपचक्रमे,राजन्! जब इस प्रकार बल और पराक्रमके मदसे उन्मत्त महादैत्य विशेष यत्नपूर्वक इस पृथ्वीको पीड़ा देने लगे, तब यह ब्रह्माजीकी शरणमें जानेको उद्यत हुई
evaṁ vīrya-balolliktaḥ bhūri-yatnaiḥ mahāsuraiḥ | pīḍyamānā mahī rājan brahmāṇam upacakrame ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, when the earth, tormented by mighty asuras intoxicated with their strength and prowess and exerting themselves with relentless effort, could no longer bear the oppression, she set out to seek refuge with Brahmā.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When power becomes arrogance and turns into oppression, the world-order (dharma) is disturbed; relief is sought through rightful higher authority. The verse frames ethical governance cosmically: unchecked might invites corrective intervention.
Powerful asuras, drunk on their strength, harass the earth. Unable to endure the burden, the personified Earth goes to Brahmā to seek protection and a remedy.