Shloka 69
हन्तुं दैत्यान् महादेव जहि तांस्त्वं सुरद्विष: । 'देवदेवेश्वर महादेव! आपके सिवा दूसरा कोई उन दैत्योंका वध करनेमें समर्थ नहीं है; अतः आप उन देवद्रोहियोंको मार डालिये || ६८ $ ।। रुद्र रौद्रा भविष्यन्ति पशव: सर्वकर्मसु
hantuṁ daityān mahādeva jahi tāṁs tvaṁ suradviṣaḥ |
Vyāsa said: “O Mahādeva, slay the Dāityas—strike down those enemies of the gods. Apart from you, none is capable of destroying them; therefore, put an end to these violators of the divine order.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
When forces hostile to dharma become overwhelming, the text frames their removal as a restoration of cosmic order, sometimes requiring decisive divine intervention; power is invoked not for personal gain but to end harm and re-establish right order.
Vyāsa addresses Mahādeva (Śiva/Rudra), urging him to kill the Dāityas described as enemies of the gods, emphasizing that no one else is capable of defeating them and calling for their destruction as divine offenders.