Shloka 57
Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)
दैत्येन्द्रस्य सभां गत्वा पार्णिं संस्पृश्य पाणिना । दैत्यानामादिपुरुष: सुरारिरदितिनन्दन:
daityendrasya sabhāṁ gatvā pārṇiṁ saṁspṛśya pāṇinā | daityānām ādipuruṣaḥ surārīr aditinandanaḥ ||
Bhīmasena said: “Having gone to the assembly-hall of the lord of the Daityas, and touching the bow with his hand, the primeval progenitor of the Daityas—enemy of the gods, the son who brought joy to Aditi—(stood/was present).”
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames power in moral terms by identifying a figure through relational epithets—‘enemy of the gods’ and ‘Aditi’s son’—reminding the reader that actions and alliances define ethical standing, not merely status or might.
Bhīma describes a scene in which someone enters the Daitya-lord’s court and touches a bow, while the verse characterizes a prominent Daitya figure through traditional epithets, situating the moment within the broader Deva–Daitya antagonism.