Shloka 15
Pātāla-varṇana (Nārada’s Description of the Netherworld) / पातालवर्णनम्
एतानि हृतराज्यानां दैतेयानां सम मातले | दीप्यमानानि दृश्यन्ते सर्वप्रहरणान्युत,मातले! जिनके राज्य छीन लिये गये हैं, उन दैत्योंके ये देदीप्यमान सम्पूर्ण आयुध दिखायी देते हैं
etāni hṛtarājyānāṃ daiteyānāṃ sama mātale | dīpyamānāni dṛśyante sarvapraharaṇāny uta ||
കണ്വൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ മാതലി! രാജ്യം കവർന്നെടുത്ത ദൈത്യരുടെ ഈ സർവ്വായുധങ്ങളും നോക്കുക; ഇവ സ്വന്തം തേജസ്സാൽ ജ്വലിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ ദീപ്തമായി ദൃശ്യമാകുന്നു।
कण्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the loss of rightful sovereignty can intensify hostility and readiness for violence: dispossessed powers still retain (and display) formidable means of harm. Ethically, it warns that injustice and seizure of kingdoms can fuel enduring conflict rather than peace.
Kaṇva points out to Mātali that the Daityas who have been deprived of their realms possess a complete array of weapons, visibly blazing—signaling their preparedness and the looming danger of confrontation.