Shloka 3
कर्मेज्या मानवानां च दानवैहैंहयर्षभ । भ्रष्टैश्चर्यास्ततो देवाश्चेरु: पृथ्वीमिति श्रुति:
karmejyā mānavānāṃ ca dānavair haihayarṣabha | bhraṣṭaiś caryās tato devāś ceruḥ pṛthvīm iti śrutiḥ ||
भीष्म म्हणाले—हे हैहयांतील श्रेष्ठा! परंपरेने असे ऐकिवात आहे की दानवांनी मनुष्यांचे कर्म-यज्ञ व आचार-विधीही लोपविले. मग विधी-विधानांपासून वंचित आणि ऐश्वर्यच्युत देव दुःखी होऊन पृथ्वीवर फिरू लागले.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When prescribed rites and ethical-religious observances collapse, even the gods are portrayed as losing stability and prosperity; the verse underscores that dharma (sustained through right conduct and ritual order) is a pillar of cosmic and social well-being.
Bhishma recounts a traditional report: the Danavas overpower the gods and disrupt the world’s ritual life, leading to the gods’ loss of splendor and their wandering upon the earth in hardship.