Shloka 19
वंशवर्णनम्, अनिरुद्धविवाहः, तथा बलराम-रुक्मी द्यूतविवादः
अजयद् बलदेवस् तं प्राहोच्चैस् तं जितं मया मयेति रुक्मी प्राहोच्चैर् अलीकोक्तैर् अलं बल
ajayad baladevas taṃ prāhoccais taṃ jitaṃ mayā mayeti rukmī prāhoccair alīkoktair alaṃ bala
พระพลเทวะทรงชนะเขา แต่รุกมีกลับตะโกนลั่นด้วยถ้อยคำเท็จว่า “ข้าชนะ—ข้าชนะ!” แล้วมีผู้กล่าวว่า “พอเถิด โอ้พญาพละ!”
Sage Parashara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It highlights the destructive nature of kshatriya pride—defeat is compounded by untruth—contrasted with the Yadava hero’s strength and the narrative insistence on restraint after victory.
Parashara narrates that physical victory is not the final measure; the episode also stresses self-control—knowing when to stop—so that power remains aligned with dharma.
Even in martial episodes around Krishna’s lineage, the Purana implies a divinely governed moral order: ego and falsehood are shown as inferior to dharmic strength that acts without excess.