Shloka 15
Adhyaya 5 — Tvashta’s Wrath, the Birth of Vritra, and the Divine Descent as the Pandavas
राज्ञामुद्रिक्तवीर्याणां देवेन्द्रं विजिगीषवः ।
कुलेष्वतिबला दैत्या अजायन्त महामुने ॥
rājñām udriktavīryāṇāṃ devendraṃ vijigīṣavaḥ |
kuleṣv atibalā daityā ajāyanta mahāmune ||
ข้าแต่มหาฤๅษี ในราชวงศ์ของกษัตริย์ทั้งหลายซึ่งเดชานุภาพเพิ่มพูนยิ่ง ได้บังเกิดเหล่าไทตยะผู้ทรงฤทธิ์ยิ่ง ปรารถนาจะพิชิตเทวेंद्र (อินทรา)
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FAQs
When power (vīrya) becomes excessive and ungoverned by dharma, it tends to express itself as conquest-desire (vijigīṣā). The verse frames a recurring Purāṇic ethic: strength without restraint matures into rivalry against cosmic order (represented by Indra), leading to inevitable conflict and correction.
Primarily within Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita (genealogies and dynastic accounts), with an implied Manvantara-style motif of recurring Deva–Asura cycles across ages.
Indra symbolizes sovereign authority and the regulating principle of the cosmos; Daityas ‘born in royal lineages’ suggests that inner “asuric” tendencies can arise from the same seat as legitimate sovereignty—when rulership becomes ego-centered. The impulse to ‘conquer Indra’ reflects the psyche’s attempt to overthrow higher order through unbridled ambition.