Mahabharata 1.76.5 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 76, Shloka 5
ययाति–देवयानी संवादः
Yayāti–Devayānī Dialogue and Śukra’s Consent
सुराणामसुराणां च समजायत वै मिथ: । ऐश्वर्य प्रति संघर्षस्त्रलोक्ये सचराचरे,एक समय चराचर प्राणियोंसहित समस्त त्रिलोकीके ऐश्वर्यके लिये देवताओं और असुरोंमें परस्पर बड़ा भारी संघर्ष हुआ
surāṇām asurāṇāṁ ca samajāyata vai mithaḥ | aiśvarya-prati saṅgharṣas trilokye sa-carācare ||
सुराणामसुराणां च समजायत वै मिथः। ऐश्वर्यं प्रति संघर्षस्त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse highlights how the pursuit of aiśvarya (sovereignty) can generate destructive rivalry even among powerful beings, implying an ethical caution: unchecked ambition destabilizes the wider order that includes all creatures.
Vaiśampāyana introduces a primordial clash: devas and asuras enter a major confrontation, each seeking dominion over the entire triloka, encompassing all animate and inanimate existence.
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