Shloka 100
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
एवं लोका वदिष्यन्ति नरनारायणावृषी । उद्युक्तौ दहत: क्षत्रं लोककार्यार्थमीश्वरौ
evaṁ lokā vadiṣyanti nara-nārāyaṇāvṛṣī | udyuktau dahataḥ kṣatraṁ loka-kāryārtham īśvarau ||
“Demikianlah orang ramai akan berkata: ‘Para resi laksana lembu jantan, Nara dan Nārāyaṇa—tuan yang berdaulat—bangkit bersiap lalu membakar habis kekuatan para ksatria, demi kesejahteraan dunia.’”
(भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even extraordinary force, when attributed to divine sages like Nara–Nārāyaṇa, is framed as legitimate only when undertaken for loka-kārya—restoring balance and safeguarding the world’s welfare—rather than for personal gain or anger.
Bhīṣma reports how people will describe Nara and Nārāyaṇa: as two lordly sages who, once roused to action, ‘burned’ (i.e., decisively crushed) kṣatra—militant royal power—because it had become a burden to the world, acting with a world-protecting purpose.