Shloka 100
एवं लोका वदिष्यन्ति नरनारायणावृषी । उद्युक्तौ दहत: क्षत्रं लोककार्यार्थमीश्वरौ
evaṁ lokā vadiṣyanti nara-nārāyaṇāvṛṣī | udyuktau dahataḥ kṣatraṁ loka-kāryārtham īśvarau ||
“Assim dirão as gentes: ‘Os sábios Nara e Nārāyaṇa, fortes como touros—senhores soberanos—ergueram-se prontos e queimaram o poder guerreiro, pelo bem-estar do mundo.’”
(भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even extraordinary force, when attributed to divine sages like Nara–Nārāyaṇa, is framed as legitimate only when undertaken for loka-kārya—restoring balance and safeguarding the world’s welfare—rather than for personal gain or anger.
Bhīṣma reports how people will describe Nara and Nārāyaṇa: as two lordly sages who, once roused to action, ‘burned’ (i.e., decisively crushed) kṣatra—militant royal power—because it had become a burden to the world, acting with a world-protecting purpose.