Shloka 138
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
अब्रवीत् तस्य बहुशो गुणान् देव्या: समीपतः । भक्तिमानेष सततं मयि रामो दृढव्रत:
abravīt tasya bahuśo guṇān devyāḥ samīpataḥ | bhaktimān eṣa satataṃ mayi rāmo dṛḍhavrataḥ ||
அவர் தேவியின் முன்னிலையில் அவன் குணங்களை பலமுறை உரைத்தார்—“இந்த ராமன் (பரசுராமன்) திடவிரதன்; என்மீது எப்போதும் பக்தியுள்ளவன்.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfast observance of vows (dṛḍha-vrata) and sustained devotion (satata-bhakti) are presented as virtues worthy of repeated praise, implying that moral discipline underwrites spiritual and social authority.
Duryodhana reports that someone spoke repeatedly of Paraśurāma’s virtues in the presence of the Goddess Pārvatī, emphasizing that Paraśurāma is continually devoted to the speaker (“to me”), thereby underscoring a bond of loyalty and endorsement.