Shloka 3
Vṛtra’s Cosmic Threat, Viṣṇu’s Upāya, and the Conditional Vulnerability
Udyoga-parva 10
तेजस्वी च महात्मा च युद्धे चामितविक्रम: । ग्रसेत् त्रिभुवनं सर्व सदेवासुरमानुषम्
tejasvī ca mahātmā ca yuddhe cāmitavikramaḥ | graset tribhuvanaṁ sarvaṁ sadevāsuramānuṣam ||
ಅವನು ತೇಜಸ್ವಿಯೂ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನೂ; ಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನ ವಿಕ್ರಮ ಅಪಾರ. ಅವನು ಬಯಸಿದರೆ ದೇವರು, ಅಸುರರು, ಮಾನವರೊಡನೆ ಸಮಸ್ತ ತ್ರಿಭುವನವನ್ನು ಗ್ರಸಿಸಬಲ್ಲನು.
इन्द्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how overwhelming power can be—so vast that it could threaten the entire cosmic order. Ethically, it implies that such strength must be restrained and guided by dharma; mere capability does not justify destructive action.
Indra is describing a formidable figure’s qualities—radiance, greatness of spirit, and limitless battlefield prowess—using cosmic hyperbole (“swallowing the three worlds”) to convey the scale of that person’s potential impact.