Shloka 54
Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara
तेनैव खलु वज्रेण तेनैनेन्द्रेण दानवाः । प्राप्ते काले हता दैत्या स्तत्क्षणान्निधनं गताः ॥
tenaiva khalu vajreṇa tenainendreṇa dānavāḥ | prāpte kāle hatā daityās tatkṣaṇān nidhanaṃ gatāḥ ||
അതേ വജ്രം—ഇന്ദ്രന്റെ ആയുധം—കൊണ്ടു ദാനവന്മാർ വധിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. അവരുടെ നിയതകാലം എത്തിയപ്പോൾ ദൈത്യർ പ്രഹരിക്കപ്പെട്ടു, ആ നിമിഷം തന്നേ നാശം പ്രാപിച്ചു।
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FAQs
The verse emphasizes kāla (appointed time) as a governing principle: even mighty beings fall when their destined moment arrives. Ethically, it underscores that power and longevity are contingent, while cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) prevails through divine agency.
This is best classified under Vaṃśānucarita/Manvantara-adjacent narrative material (accounts of gods and adversaries across eras), illustrating events in the ongoing cosmic administration rather than a direct Sarga/Pratisarga creation passage.
Indra’s vajra can be read symbolically as decisive insight or dharmic force that shatters adharma; ‘prāpte kāle’ points to the ripening of karma—when conditions mature, downfall occurs instantly (‘tatkṣaṇāt’), suggesting the sudden collapse of entrenched negativity once its supporting causes are exhausted.