Shloka 82
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
अशेषा भूभृतः पूर्वं वश्या यस्मै बलिं ददुः स त्वं काकत्वम् आपन्नो जातो ऽद्य बलिभुक् प्रभो
aśeṣā bhūbhṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ vaśyā yasmai baliṃ daduḥ sa tvaṃ kākatvam āpanno jāto 'dya balibhuk prabho
മുമ്പ് എല്ലാ രാജാക്കളും നിന്റെ അധീനരായി നിനക്കു ബലി-ഉപഹാരങ്ങൾ സമർപ്പിച്ചിരുന്നു; എന്നാൽ ഹേ പ്രഭോ, ഇന്ന് നീ കാക്കയുടെ നിലയിലേക്കു വീണു, ശേഷിപ്പും ബലിയുടെ അംശവും തിന്നുന്നവനായി ജനിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
A speaker addressing a fallen former ruler (within Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya)
FAQs
It functions as a karmic and moral symbol of drastic reversal—one who once received tribute from kings is shown reduced to a lowly birth, underscoring impermanence and the ethical consequences of conduct.
Through genealogical episodes, Parāśara highlights how power and status are unstable and governed by dharma and karma, using striking contrasts (king to crow) as narrative instruction.
Worldly sovereignty is contingent and transient; true supremacy belongs to the higher cosmic order upheld by the Supreme Reality (Viṣṇu), before whom kingship is ultimately secondary.