Shloka 46
उद्योगपर्व — गान्धारी-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva — Gandhārī’s Counsel to Duryodhana
एवमुक्तस्ततो धर्मो नियोगात् परमेष्ठिन: । वरुणाय ददौ सर्वान् बद्ध्वा दैतेयदानवान्,“उनके ऐसा कहनेपर धर्मने ब्रह्माजीकी आज्ञाके अनुसार सम्पूर्ण दैत्यों और दानवोंको बाँधकर वरुणको सौंप दिया
evam uktas tato dharmo niyogāt parameṣṭhinaḥ | varuṇāya dadau sarvān baddhvā daiteya-dānavān ||
ಹೀಗೆ ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಾಗ ಧರ್ಮನು ಪರಮೇಷ್ಠಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ ನಿಯೋಗದಂತೆ ಎಲ್ಲ ದೈತ್ಯ-ದಾನವರನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸಿ ವರುಣನಿಗೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಸಿದನು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that the enforcement of order (dharma) should be carried out under legitimate injunction (niyoga) and aimed at restoring balance, not driven by personal impulse; Dharma acts as an instrument of higher cosmic authority (Brahmā) and transfers custody to Varuṇa, a deity linked with moral restraint.
After being addressed, Dharma follows Brahmā’s directive, captures and binds all the Daityas and Dānavas, and then hands them over to Varuṇa, indicating a formal transfer of restrained offenders to the appropriate divine authority.