Shloka 34
Omens and Consolation after Loss; Reaffirmation of the Saindhava Punishment Vow (उत्पात-दर्शनम्, आश्वासन-वाक्यानि, प्रतिज्ञा-स्थैर्यम्)
तस्मात् संहर कल्याणि प्रजा: स्वश्चितुर्विधा: । धर्म: सनातनकश्ष त्वां सर्वथा पावयिष्यति,“इसलिये कल्याणि! तू चार श्रेणियोंमें विभाजित समस्त प्राणियोंका संहार कर। सनातनधर्म तुझे सब प्रकारसे पवित्र बनाये रखेगा
tasmāt saṁhara kalyāṇi prajāḥ svaś caturvidhāḥ | dharmaḥ sanātanaś ca tvāṁ sarvathā pāvayiṣyati ||
तस्मात् संहर कल्याणि प्रजाः स्वाश्चतुर्विधाः । धर्मः सनातनश्च त्वां सर्वथा पावयिष्यति ॥
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts that actions—even destructive ones—can be framed as ethically non-defiling when performed under the sanction of sanātana-dharma (the eternal moral/cosmic order). Dharma is presented as the principle that ‘purifies’ the agent by aligning the act with a higher necessity rather than personal impulse.
Nārada addresses an ‘auspicious lady’ and issues an imperative to carry out a comprehensive destruction of beings described as ‘fourfold.’ He reassures her that eternal Dharma will preserve her purity, indicating a moment where a severe act is authorized and morally defended within the story’s framework.