Shloka 28
Dadhīci’s Supreme Charity and the Opening of Indra’s War with Vṛtrāsura
सर्वे प्रयासा अभवन् विमोघा: कृता: कृता देवगणेषु दैत्यै: । कृष्णानुकूलेषु यथा महत्सु क्षुद्रै: प्रयुक्ता ऊषती रूक्षवाच: ॥ २८ ॥
sarve prayāsā abhavan vimoghāḥ kṛtāḥ kṛtā deva-gaṇeṣu daityaiḥ kṛṣṇānukūleṣu yathā mahatsu kṣudraiḥ prayuktā ūṣatī rūkṣa-vācaḥ
ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ-ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਮਹਾਤਮਿਆਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਤੱਛ ਲੋਕ ਰੁੱਖੇ ਬਚਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਝੂਠੇ, ਕ੍ਰੋਧੀ ਦੋਸ਼ ਲਗਾਉਣ, ਤਾਂ ਵੀ ਉਹ ਮਹਾਨ ਪੁਰਖ ਡੋਲਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ; ਓਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਹੇਠ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਦੈਤਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਜਤਨ ਨਿਸ਼ਫਲ ਰਹੇ।
There is a Bengali saying that if a vulture curses a cow to die, the curse will not be effective. Similarly, accusations made by demoniac persons against devotees of Kṛṣṇa cannot have any effect. The demigods are devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and therefore the curses of the demons were futile.
FAQs
This verse states that when great souls are favorable to Kṛṣṇa, the efforts of opponents become fruitless—petty tactics and harsh speech cannot bring real victory over those under divine favor.
In the narrative of the Devas vs. the Daityas, Śukadeva highlights a spiritual principle: material power and repeated aggression fail when opposed to those aligned with Kṛṣṇa’s will and protected by devotion.
Stay steady in devotional integrity and right conduct; harsh words and small-minded opposition lose power when you remain aligned with Kṛṣṇa through sincere bhakti, humility, and perseverance.