Shloka 7
Vṛtrāsura Instructs Indra on Providence and Devotion; The Slaying of Vṛtrāsura
युयुत्सतां कुत्रचिदाततायिनां जय: सदैकत्र न वै परात्मनाम् । विनैकमुत्पत्तिलयस्थितीश्वरं सर्वज्ञमाद्यं पुरुषं सनातनम् ॥ ७ ॥
yuyutsatāṁ kutracid ātatāyināṁ jayaḥ sadaikatra na vai parātmanām vinaikam utpatti-laya-sthitīśvaraṁ sarvajñam ādyaṁ puruṣaṁ sanātanam
ഹേ ഇന്ദ്രാ! യുദ്ധം ചെയ്യുന്ന അധീന യോദ്ധാക്കൾക്ക് വിജയം എല്ലായ്പ്പോഴും ഒരേ പക്ഷത്തല്ല. സദാ അജേയൻ പരമാത്മ മാത്രം—ഉത്പത്തി, സ്ഥിതി, ലയം എന്നിവയുടെ ഈശ്വരനായ, സർവ്വജ്ഞനായ, ആദിയും സനാതനനുമായ പുരുഷോത്തമ ഭഗവാൻ.
The Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (15.15) :
FAQs
This verse teaches that among fighters victory is not permanently fixed on one side; ultimately, only the Supreme Lord—controller of creation, maintenance, and destruction—is the true master, and His will is never uncertain.
In the midst of war’s shifting outcomes, the narration emphasizes that apparent reversals of fortune are natural for combatants, while real sovereignty belongs only to the eternal Supreme Person.
Do your duty with integrity, but don’t become intoxicated by success or crushed by failure—remember outcomes fluctuate, and steadiness comes from recognizing a higher divine order.