Shloka 17
आत्यन्तिक-लयहेतुः: तापत्रय-विवेचनम् तथा ‘भगवान्/वासुदेव’ शब्दार्थः
Threefold Suffering and the Path to Final Liberation; Meaning of Bhagavān and Vāsudeva
कण्टकैर् इव तुन्नाङ्गः क्रकचैर् इव दारितः पूतिव्रणान् निपतितो धरण्यां कृमिको यथा
kaṇṭakair iva tunnāṅgaḥ krakacair iva dāritaḥ pūtivraṇān nipatito dharaṇyāṃ kṛmiko yathā
Члены его словно пронзены шипами, тело словно распилено пилами; он падает на землю, как червь, выпавший из гноящейся раны.
Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya
FAQs
It intensifies the moral lesson: when dharma is violated, the fall is not merely political but deeply bodily and existential—karma manifests as suffering and degradation.
Through vivid cause-and-effect storytelling: actions that disrupt social and cosmic order culminate in humiliating, painful downfalls, reinforcing dharma as the stabilizing law of kingship.
Even when not named in the verse, Vishnu remains the upholder of ṛta/dharma; the narrative implies that sovereignty and order ultimately rest in the Supreme Reality, and adharma collapses under that law.