Shloka 3
कर्मेज्या मानवानां च दानवैहैंहयर्षभ । भ्रष्टैश्चर्यास्ततो देवाश्चेरु: पृथ्वीमिति श्रुति:
karmejyā mānavānāṃ ca dānavair haihayarṣabha | bhraṣṭaiś caryās tato devāś ceruḥ pṛthvīm iti śrutiḥ ||
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ହେ ହୈହୟମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ପରମ୍ପରାରେ ଶୁଣାଯାଏ ଯେ ଦାନବମାନେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କର କର୍ମ-ଯଜ୍ଞ ଓ ଆଚାର-ବିଧିକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଲୁପ୍ତ କରିଦେଲେ। ତାହାପରେ ବିଧି-ବିଧାନରୁ ବଞ୍ଚିତ ଏବଂ ଐଶ୍ୱର୍ୟଚ୍ୟୁତ ଦେବମାନେ ଦୁଃଖରେ ପୃଥିବୀରେ ଭ୍ରମଣ କଲେ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When prescribed rites and ethical-religious observances collapse, even the gods are portrayed as losing stability and prosperity; the verse underscores that dharma (sustained through right conduct and ritual order) is a pillar of cosmic and social well-being.
Bhishma recounts a traditional report: the Danavas overpower the gods and disrupt the world’s ritual life, leading to the gods’ loss of splendor and their wandering upon the earth in hardship.