Shloka 34
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
ततो देवासुरं युद्धं पुनर् एवाभवद् द्विज हताश् च ते ऽसुरा देवैः सन्मार्गपरिपन्थिनः
tato devāsuraṃ yuddhaṃ punar evābhavad dvija hatāś ca te 'surā devaiḥ sanmārgaparipanthinaḥ
ਫਿਰ, ਹੇ ਦ੍ਵਿਜ, ਦੇਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਅਸੁਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਯੁੱਧ ਮੁੜ ਹੋਇਆ; ਅਤੇ ਸਨਮਾਰਗ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਉਹ ਅਸੁਰ ਦੇਵਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਮਾਰੇ ਗਏ।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It functions as a recurring narrative symbol of cosmic imbalance: when forces opposing dharma rise, the divine order reasserts itself and the obstructers of the right path are defeated.
Here, “sanmārga” is implicitly defined by contrast: the asuras are described as those who hinder it, while the devas act as protectors of that righteous order within the cosmos.
Even when not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana frames such restorations of order under Vishnu’s supreme governance—dharma ultimately prevails because the cosmos is sustained by the Supreme Reality.