Shloka 37
Tapovana-praveśaḥ — The King’s Entry into the Sacred Grove and Vision of the Āśrama
एवं वीर्यबलोल्सिक्ति भूरियत्नैर्महासुरै: । पीड्यमाना मही राजन् ब्रह्माणमुपचक्रमे,राजन्! जब इस प्रकार बल और पराक्रमके मदसे उन्मत्त महादैत्य विशेष यत्नपूर्वक इस पृथ्वीको पीड़ा देने लगे, तब यह ब्रह्माजीकी शरणमें जानेको उद्यत हुई
evaṁ vīrya-balolliktaḥ bhūri-yatnaiḥ mahāsuraiḥ | pīḍyamānā mahī rājan brahmāṇam upacakrame ||
Disse Vaiśampāyana: “Ó rei, quando a Terra, atormentada por poderosos asuras embriagados de força e proeza, que se empenhavam sem cessar em oprimi-la, já não pôde suportar a aflição, ela partiu para buscar refúgio em Brahmā.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When power becomes arrogance and turns into oppression, the world-order (dharma) is disturbed; relief is sought through rightful higher authority. The verse frames ethical governance cosmically: unchecked might invites corrective intervention.
Powerful asuras, drunk on their strength, harass the earth. Unable to endure the burden, the personified Earth goes to Brahmā to seek protection and a remedy.