Shloka 84
इत्युक्तो देवदेवा भ्यां सहस्राक्षो5ब्रवीद् वच: । आमन्त्र्य सर्वभूतानि ब्रह्देशानानुशासनम्
ity ukto devadevābhyāṃ sahasrākṣo 'bravīd vacaḥ | āmantṛya sarvabhūtāni brahadeśānānuśāsanam ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Setelah disapa demikian oleh dua tuan ilahi itu, Indra yang bermata seribu pun bersabda. Sesudah berpamitan secara rasmi kepada semua makhluk, baginda mengeluarkan titahnya mengenai wilayah-wilayah yang luas.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate authority is exercised through orderly speech and clear instruction: even a powerful deity acts with procedural propriety—taking leave of beings and then issuing governance—signaling that power should serve dharma and social/cosmic order rather than impulse.
Sañjaya narrates that Indra, after being addressed by two supreme divine figures, responds with a formal statement. He then bids farewell to all beings and delivers an ordinance or directive concerning the wider realms, indicating a transition from dialogue to decisive action.