Shloka 18
Dharmāṅgada’s Discourse (Dharmāṅgadopadeśa) in the Mohinī Episode
भविष्यत्यंधता लोके तदेव प्रकटीकृतम् । विरुद्धा विबुधा भूप सेश्वरास्तव चेष्टितैः ॥ १८ ॥
bhaviṣyatyaṃdhatā loke tadeva prakaṭīkṛtam | viruddhā vibudhā bhūpa seśvarāstava ceṣṭitaiḥ || 18 ||
ലോകത്തിൽ അന്ധത ഉയരും—ഇത് ഇപ്പോൾ വെളിപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. ഹേ രാജാവേ, നിന്റെ പ്രവർത്തികളാൽ അധിപന്മാരോടുകൂടി ജ്ഞാനികളും നിനക്കു വിരോധികളായി.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It warns that adharma-driven conduct produces “andhatā” (spiritual and moral blindness), making conflict with the wise inevitable; the Purana frames this as a visible sign of decline that must be corrected through dharma.
By highlighting delusion and opposition to the wise as symptoms of decline, it implicitly points to bhakti and dharmic humility—seeking guidance from sādhus and aligning actions with the Lord’s order—as the remedy.
The verse emphasizes niti and raja-dharma (practical governance ethics) rather than a specific Vedanga; the actionable takeaway is to evaluate one’s “ceṣṭita” (conduct) against śāstra-guided counsel from the learned.