Shloka 5
Adhyaya 60: Self-Assertion, Daiva, and the Rhetoric of Inevitability (उद्योग पर्व)
नैव मानुषवद् देवा: प्रवर्तन्ते कदाचन । कामात् क्रोधात् तथा लोभाद् द्वेषाच्च भरतर्षभ
naiva mānuṣavad devāḥ pravartante kadācana | kāmāt krodhāt tathā lobhād dveṣāc ca bharatarṣabha ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Para dewa tidak pernah bertindak seperti manusia biasa. Mereka tidak terdorong untuk bergerak oleh nafsu, oleh amarah, oleh ketamakan, atau oleh kebencian, wahai banteng di antara kaum Bharata.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts divine and ordinary human conduct: the gods are portrayed as not acting under the sway of the four inner enemies—desire, anger, greed, and hatred—implying that ethical action should be guided by dharma and discernment rather than impulsive passions.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, makes a general statement about the nature of the gods to frame the surrounding discussion: divine agency is not to be interpreted as passion-driven in the way human decisions often are, especially in contexts of conflict and high emotion.