Shloka 90
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
तान् निजघ्नुरतिक्रम्य कुमारानुचरा मृथे । स चैव भगवान ब्रुद्धो दैत्येन्द्रस्य सुतं तदा
tān nijaghnur atikramya kumārānucarā mṛthe | sa caiva bhagavān bruddho daityendrasya sutaṃ tadā
ในสนามรบ พวกเขาฝ่าข้ามเหล่านักรบหนุ่มแล้วสังหารบรรดาผู้ติดตามเหล่านั้นเสีย และในกาลนั้นเอง ท่านผู้เฒ่าผู้ทรงเกียรติ วฤทธะ (กฤปะ) ก็โค่นบุตรแห่งจอมไทตยะลงได้
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war rapidly erodes ordinary moral boundaries: not only principal fighters but also youthful warriors and their attendants are cut down, while even revered elders act with lethal decisiveness. It invites reflection on the ethical gravity of battle and the harsh demands of kṣatriya conduct once war is joined.
During the fighting, combatants push past the young warriors and kill their followers/attendants. Simultaneously, the venerable Br̥ddha—understood here as Kṛpa—strikes down a figure described as the son of a Daitya-lord, marking another decisive kill amid the chaos of the battlefield.