Shloka 15
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 13: Śacī’s Delay, Deva-Counsel, and Indra’s Purification
पुनरेष्यति देवानामिन्द्रत्वमकुतो भय: । स्वकर्मभिश्न नहुषो नाशं यास्यति दुर्मति:
punareṣyati devānām indratvam akuto-bhayaḥ | sva-karmabhiś ca nahuṣo nāśaṃ yāsyati durmatiḥ ||
ദേവന്മാരിലെ ഇന്ദ്രത്വം വീണ്ടും മടങ്ങിവരും; അവൻ സർവ്വഭയങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു നിർഭയനാകും. എന്നാൽ ദുർബുദ്ധിയായ നഹുഷൻ തന്റെ തന്നെ കർമഫലത്താൽ നാശം പ്രാപിക്കും.
नहुष उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and status are not secured by mere attainment; they are sustained by dharma. Indra’s rightful order is restored, while Nahusha’s downfall is presented as the inevitable fruit of his own misconduct—an ethical warning against arrogance and unrighteous desire.
Nahusha speaks about the reversal of a temporary upheaval: Indra will regain his position among the gods without fear, whereas Nahusha—having acted wrongly—will meet destruction due to his own deeds.