Shloka 45
Vṛtra’s Cosmic Threat, Viṣṇu’s Upāya, and the Conditional Vulnerability
Udyoga-parva 10
सोअन्तमाश्रित्य लोकानां नष्ट्संज्ञो विचेतन: । न प्राज्ञायत देवेन्द्रस्त्वभि भूत: स्वकल्मषै:
so 'ntam āśritya lokānāṃ naṣṭasaṃjño vicetanaḥ | na prājñāyata devendras tv abhibhūtaḥ svakalmāṣaiḥ ||
ସେ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ଅନ୍ତିମ ସୀମାକୁ ଆଶ୍ରୟ କରି ସଂଜ୍ଞାହୀନ ଓ ଅଚେତନ ହୋଇ ରହିଲେ। ନିଜ କଲ୍ମଷରେ ଅଭିଭୂତ ଦେବେନ୍ଦ୍ରକୁ ସେଠାରେ କେହି ଚିହ୍ନି ପାରିଲେ ନାହିଁ॥
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the highest status cannot shield one from the moral consequences of one’s own actions; wrongdoing (kalmāṣa) can eclipse fame and power, leading to loss of clarity and recognition.
Śalya describes a state where Indra, afflicted by his own moral taint, withdraws to the world’s boundary and becomes senseless; in that condition he is not recognized by anyone, emphasizing a dramatic fall from divine prominence.