Shloka 9
Nara-Nārāyaṇa Precedent and Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna; Karṇa’s Reply
एतौ हि कर्मणा लोकं नन्दयामासतुर्ध्ुवम् । द्विधाभूतौ महाप्राज्ञौ विद्धि ब्रह्मन् परंतपौ | असुराणां विनाशाय देवगन्धर्वपूजिती
etau hi karmaṇā lokaṁ nandayāmāsatur dhruvam | dvidhābhūtau mahāprājñau viddhi brahman paraṁtapau || asurāṇāṁ vināśāya devagandharvapūjitau ||
“Por seus feitos justos, estes dois certamente alegraram os mundos. Sabe, ó brâmane, que são de sabedoria excelsa e terríveis atormentadores de seus inimigos. Embora um na essência, assumiram duas formas para a destruição dos asuras; deuses e gandharvas igualmente os veneram.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Meritorious action (karma aligned with dharma) brings welfare and joy to the world; true greatness combines wisdom with the power to restrain and destroy forces that harm cosmic and social order.
Vaiśampāyana praises two exalted figures, describing them as one essence appearing in two forms, revered by celestial beings, and taking embodiment specifically to eliminate asuric forces that threaten the world.