Shloka 7
गालवस्य विषादः तथा विष्णुप्रयाणम्
Gālava’s Despair and Resolve to Seek Viṣṇu
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । यथा निर्बन्धत: प्राप्तो गालवेन पराजय:
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | yathā nirbandhataḥ prāpto gālavena parājayaḥ ||
ここでもまた、古の故事が引かれる—ただ執拗な固執と硬い強要によって、ガーラヴァに敗北が及んだという。此の偈は戒めである。ひとたび要求や道筋に頑なにしがみつけば、たとえ有能であっても、その執念そのものの圧力に押し潰されて失敗へ追い込まれうる。
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse cautions that stubborn insistence (nirbandha)—pressing a demand beyond reason—can itself become the cause of one’s defeat. Wisdom in dharma includes flexibility, restraint, and knowing when to yield.
Nārada introduces an old illustrative tale (itihāsa) and points to Gālava as an example: due to relentless insistence, a situation culminated in his defeat. The line functions as a transition into (or reminder of) a moralizing precedent.