Shloka 13
नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा
Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings
ततः स परिहीणो<भूत् सुरेन्द्रो बलदर्पत: । धूपदीपोदकविधधि न यथावच्चकार ह
tataḥ sa parihīṇo 'bhūt surendro baladarpataḥ | dhūpadīpodakavidhīṁ na yathāvac cakāra ha ||
ビーシュマは言った。「そののち、力の驕りに酔ったその天帝は、しかるべき位から堕ちた。香（薫香）・灯明・水の供えという定められた作法を、もはや正しく行わなくなった。」この箇所は、傲慢が聖なる務めの規律を蝕み、日々のささやかな供えさえ怠ることが、ダルマのより深い衰退の兆しであることを示している。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power breeds downfall when it turns into pride: arrogance leads to negligence of prescribed duties, and the neglect of small daily rites (incense, lamp, water offerings) reflects a broader collapse of self-restraint and dharma.
Bhīṣma describes the decline of the ‘lord of the gods’ (in the episode, Nahusha elevated to Indra’s position): intoxicated by power, he stops observing the proper ritual procedures for offerings, marking the beginning of his moral and spiritual fall.