Shloka 149
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
मम युद्ध प्रयच्छ ध्वं दैत्या युद्धमदोत्कटा: । प्रेषितो देवदेवेन वो निजेतुं महासुरा:
mama yuddhaṁ prayacchadhvaṁ daityā yuddhamadotkaṭāḥ | preṣito devadevena vo nijetuṁ mahāsurāḥ ||
युद्धमदाने उन्मत्त दैत्यांनो! मला युद्ध द्या. हे महासुरांनो! देवाधिदेवांनी तुम्हांला जिंकण्यासाठी मला पाठविले आहे.
महेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked martial pride (yuddha-mada) is portrayed as a destabilizing force; the verse presents divine authority acting to restrain and subdue such arrogance, reaffirming cosmic order (dharma) over mere might.
Maheśvara directly challenges the Daityas/Asuras to fight, declaring that he has been sent by the supreme divine power (Devadeva) specifically to defeat and subdue them.