Shloka 143
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
प्रतिज्ञाय ततो देवो देवतानां रिपुक्षयम् । रामं भार्गवमाहूय सो5भ्यभाषत शड्कर:
pratijñāya tato devo devatānāṁ ripukṣayam | rāmaṁ bhārgavam āhūya so 'bhyabhāṣata śaṅkaraḥ ||
Kemudian dewa Śaṅkara, setelah berikrar di hadapan para dewa bahawa baginda akan membinasakan musuh-musuh mereka, memanggil Rāma Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) dan bertitah demikian—
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical weight of a solemn vow (pratijñā) made in a public, divine assembly: when cosmic order is threatened, divine authority may initiate corrective action, but it is framed as duty-bound protection rather than personal vengeance.
Śiva (Śaṅkara), after promising the gods that he will destroy their enemies, calls Paraśurāma (Rāma Bhārgava) and begins to speak to him—introducing a divine directive that will shape subsequent events.