Shloka 7
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 209: Śaraṇāgati of the Cursed Apsarases; Nārītīrtha-prasiddhi; Arjuna’s Vimocana
ताविन्द्रलोक॑ निर्जित्य यक्षरक्षोगणांस्तदा | खेचराण्यपि भूतानि जष्नतुस्तीतव्रविक्रमौ,इस प्रकार इन्द्रलोकपर विजय पाकर वे तीव्रपराक्रमी दैत्य यक्षों, राक्षसों तथा अन्यान्य आकाशचारी भूतोंको मारने और पीड़ा देने लगे
tāv indralokaṁ nirjitya yakṣa-rakṣo-gaṇāṁs tadā | khecarāṇy api bhūtāni jaṣṇatus tīvra-vikramau ||
Matapos masakop ang daigdig ni Indra, ang dalawang iyon—mabangis sa lakas at tapang—ay nagsimulang pumatay at magpahirap sa mga pangkat ng Yakṣa at Rākṣasa, pati na rin sa iba pang mga nilalang na lumilipad sa himpapawid. Ipinapakita ng salaysay na ang tagumpay na pinatatakbo ng walang pagpipigil na pagkamapanalakay ay nauuwi sa pang-aapi at nagiging kapintasan sa dharma, kahit pa matagumpay sa digmaan.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that conquest and strength are not self-justifying: when power turns into indiscriminate killing and tormenting of beings, it signals a fall into adharma and a disruption of cosmic and social order.
Nārada describes two fierce figures who, after defeating Indra’s realm, proceed to attack and afflict groups of Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and other sky-roaming beings, escalating violence beyond the initial victory.