Shloka 38
प्रलय-प्रक्रिया (Pralaya Process) — Guṇa-Withdrawal and Pratisaṃcara
इत्येतद् बलिना गीतमनहंकारसंज्ितम् | वाक्यं श्रुत्वा सहस्राक्ष: खमेवारुरुहे तदा,राजा बलिका वह पूर्वोक्त अनहंकारसंज्ञक वाक्य सुनकर सहसनेत्रधारी इन्द्र पुनः आकाशको ही उड़ चले
ity etad balinā gītam anahaṅkāra-saṃjñitam | vākyaṃ śrutvā sahasrākṣaḥ kham evāruruhe tadā |
Sinabi ni Bhīṣma: “Nang marinig ni Indra na may sanlibong mata ang pahayag na inawit ni Haring Bali—na kilala bilang aral ng ‘paglaya sa pagkamakasarili’—si Indra ay muling umakyat sa himpapawid.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the value of anahaṅkāra (egolessness): Bali’s words are explicitly characterized as a teaching named for freedom from ego, implying that true dharma and moral authority arise from humility rather than self-assertion.
After Bali delivers an instruction identified as the ‘anahaṅkāra’ teaching, Indra (Sahasrākṣa) listens and then departs—ascending back into the sky—marking the close of that exchange.