Shloka 42
उद्योगपर्व — गान्धारी-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva — Gandhārī’s Counsel to Duryodhana
द्वैधीभूतेषु लोकेषु विनश्यत्सु च भारत । अब्रवीत् सृष्टिमान् देवो भगवॉल्लोकभावन:
dvaidhībhūteṣu lokeṣu vinaśyatsu ca bhārata | abravīt sṛṣṭimān devo bhagavāṁl lokabhāvanaḥ ||
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वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When conflict threatens to destroy the world, the epic frames dharma as aligned with cosmic stability: Brahmā’s declaration functions as a providential marker that forces opposing order (the devas) will ultimately prevail over forces portrayed as destabilizing (daityas/dānavas/asuras).
Vaiśampāyana introduces an illustrative precedent: at a time when devas and asuras stood ready for battle and the worlds were divided into two camps, Brahmā spoke and foretold the defeat of the daitya-dānava-asura side and the victory of the devas (Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras).