Shloka 9
महतकश्नू्णितान् पश्य ये हासन्त महोदधिम् | सुवर्णधारिणा नित्यमवशप्ता द्विजातिना
mahataḥ kṣṇūṇitān paśya ye hāsanta mahodadhim | suvarṇadhāriṇā nityam avaśaptā dvijātinā ||
अर्जुन उवाच—पश्यैतान् महाबलान् भस्मराशीकृतान्, ये पुरा महोदधिं लघुं मन्यन्ते स्म। सुवर्णवर्णधारिणा नित्यं द्विजातिना महर्षिणा कपिलेन शप्ताः। एते सगरस्य पुत्राः, यज्ञाश्वान्वेषणार्थं समुद्रान्तं प्राप्ताः, इदानीं भस्मराशयः शेरते।
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical consequence of arrogance and irreverence: even powerful beings who mock or act rashly can be destroyed by the force of dharma embodied in a disciplined sage. It underscores humility before spiritual authority and the moral weight of one’s conduct during sacred pursuits.
Arjuna points out the remains of Sagara’s sons, who had come to the ocean while searching for the sacrificial horse connected with a yajña. They were burned to ashes due to the curse of the Brahmin sage Kapila, and now lie as heaps of ash near the sea.