Shloka 37
Hanūmān’s Embrace, Counsel, and Promise to Amplify Bhīma’s Battle-Roar
Gandhamādana Continuation
लोके क्षीणे क्षयं यान्ति भावा लोकप्रवर्तका: । युगक्षयकृता धर्माः प्रार्थनानि विकुर्वते,लोकके क्षीण होनेपर उसके प्रवर्तक भावोंका भी क्षय हो जाता है। युग-क्षयजनित धर्म मनुष्यकी अभीष्ट कामनाओंके विपरीत फल देते हैं
loke kṣīṇe kṣayaṁ yānti bhāvā lokapravartakāḥ | yugakṣayakṛtā dharmāḥ prārthanāni vikurvate ||
世界が衰えるとき、社会を動かす衝動や気質そのものもまた枯れ果てる。そして一つの時代が終末に至ると、その衰亡によって形づくられたダルマの姿は人の願いを歪め、求めるものとは逆の果を与える。
भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīma observes that in times of societal decline, the inner motives that sustain order weaken, and age-conditioned ‘dharma’ can become corrupted—so that actions and prayers no longer yield fitting results but instead produce outcomes opposite to one’s intentions.
In Bhīma’s speech, he reflects on the degeneration of the age: as the world’s vitality diminishes, the forces that guide people toward proper conduct fade, and distorted norms arise that frustrate human aims.