Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Threefold Suffering, Twofold Knowledge, and the Definition of Bhagavān (Vāsudeva); Prelude to Keśidhvaja–Janaka Yoga
मंत्रयामास खांडिक्यः सर्वैरेव महामतिः । तमूर्मंत्रिणो वध्यो रिपुरेष वशंगतः ॥ ५४ ॥
maṃtrayāmāsa khāṃḍikyaḥ sarvaireva mahāmatiḥ | tamūrmaṃtriṇo vadhyo ripureṣa vaśaṃgataḥ || 54 ||
മഹാമതി ഖാണ്ഡിക്യൻ എല്ലാവരോടും കൂടി ആലോചിച്ചു. അപ്പോൾ മന്ത്രിമാർ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഈ ശത്രു നമ്മുടെ അധീനതയിൽ വീണിരിക്കുന്നു; അവനെ വധിക്കണം.”
Narrator (contextual narrative voice within the Purana; likely Suta relating the account)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It highlights how power and control over an adversary become a moral test: counsel may push toward violence, but dharma requires discernment beyond mere victory.
Indirectly, it frames inner restraint as a support for bhakti—devotion matures when one does not act from hatred or triumphalism even after subduing an enemy.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is nīti/raja-dharma—how counsel shapes royal action and ethical outcomes.