Shloka 27
Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission
स हि देवासुरे युद्धे दैत्यानां भीमकर्मणाम् । जघान दोर्भ्या संक्रुद्धः प्रयुतानि चतुर्दश
sa hi devāsure yuddhe daityānāṁ bhīmakarmaṇām | jaghāna dorbhyāṁ saṁkruddhaḥ prayutāni caturdaśa ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「神々とアスラの戦いにおいて、その強者は怒りに燃え、恐るべき業をなすダイティヤの戦士を十四プラユタ、ただ己の両腕のみで討ち滅ぼした。この詩句は、宇宙の秩序を守るために振るわれる圧倒的武勇の型を示す。破壊の勢いがデーヴァの保つ均衡を脅かすとき、正しき力は迅速に、断乎として、危機に見合うかたちで働くのである。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents righteous force as a protective instrument: when agents of chaos (Daityas) endanger the cosmic and moral order upheld by the devas, extraordinary strength may be ethically framed as necessary and duty-aligned, emphasizing decisive action against destructive wrongdoing.
Vaiśampāyana recounts a past episode from the devas–asuras conflict in which a powerful figure, in great anger, kills an immense number of fearsome Daityas—fourteen prayutas—using only his arms, highlighting superhuman martial prowess.