Shloka 166
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
रक्षिता स्कन्दराजस्य धर्षणा प्रभविष्णुना । यद्यपि प्रभावशाली भगवान् विष्णु उसे उखाड़ फेंकनेमें समर्थ थे तो भी उन्होंने कुमार स्कन्दका तिरस्कार नहीं होने दिया। उन्हें अपमानसे बचा लिया
rakṣitā skandarājasya dharṣaṇā prabhaviṣṇunā | yadyapi prabhāvaśālī bhagavān viṣṇur enam ukhāḍa-phaṅkane samartho 'bhavat tathāpi teṇa kumāra-skandasya tiraskāro na kṛtaḥ | sa cāpamānāt paritrātaḥ |
ビーシュマは語った。「王軍の総帥スカンダに向けられた侮辱は、大能者によって食い止められた。全能の主ヴィシュヌはそれを引き抜いて投げ捨てることさえできたが、少年スカンダが軽んじられるのを許さず、辱めから守った。」ここに示されるのは、真の偉大さとは力を振るうことだけでなく、他者の名誉と正当な位を護ることにある、ということである。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power should be guided by dharma: the truly great use their strength to prevent unjust humiliation and to uphold another’s dignity, rather than asserting superiority.
Bhishma describes a situation where an insult directed at Skanda is restrained. Even though Vishnu could have forcefully removed the cause, he instead ensures that Skanda is not disparaged and is saved from dishonor.