Shloka 30
Adhyāya 12: Devas’ Petition to Nahūṣa; Bṛhaspati on Śaraṇāgata-Dharma; Indrāṇī’s Strategic Delay
क्षिप्रं वामभिकामश्न विनशिष्यति पापकृत् | नहुषो देवि शक्रश्न सुरैश्चवर्यमवाप्स्यति
kṣipraṃ vām abhikāmaś ca vinaśiṣyati pāpakṛt | nahuṣo devi śakraś ca suraiś cāryam avāpsyati ||
Śalya berkata: “Tidak lama lagi, si pelaku dosa dan orang yang digerakkan oleh nafsu akan binasa. Wahai dewi, baik Nahuṣa mahupun Śakra tidak akan mencapai kedudukan tertinggi di antara para dewa.”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wrongdoing and uncontrolled desire lead swiftly to ruin; even exalted status cannot be securely held when dharma is violated.
Śalya delivers a warning framed through mythic exemplars (Nahuṣa and Śakra/Indra), emphasizing that supremacy among the gods is not attained—or is lost—when one is driven by sin and desire.