Shloka 39
नग्न-परिभाषा तथा देव-स्तोत्रपूर्वक मायामोह-उत्पत्ति
Defining ‘Nagna’ and the Devas’ Hymn Leading to Māyāmoha
स्ववर्णधर्माभिरता वेदमार्गानुसारिणः न शक्यास् ते ऽरयो हन्तुम् अस्माभिस् तपसान्विताः
svavarṇadharmābhiratā vedamārgānusāriṇaḥ na śakyās te 'rayo hantum asmābhis tapasānvitāḥ
ដោយប្រកាន់ខ្ជាប់នូវកាតព្វកិច្ចនៃវណ្ណៈរបស់ខ្លួន និងដើរតាមគន្លងនៃគម្ពីរវេទ ពួកសត្រូវទាំងនោះមិនអាចត្រូវបានសម្លាប់ដោយយើងឡើយ ព្រោះពួកគេប្រកបដោយតបៈ។
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse treats adherence to one’s rightful dharma and the Vedic path as a form of spiritual and moral protection that makes such people difficult to overcome.
He implies that austerity alone is not an all-conquering weapon; against opponents grounded in Vedic dharma, mere ascetic power may be insufficient without rightful authority and alignment with dharma.
Even when Vishnu is not named, the verse assumes dharma as Vishnu’s sustaining order in the world—those aligned with that order are portrayed as protected by the cosmic principle he upholds.