Shloka 9
प्रलय-प्रक्रिया (Pralaya Process) — Guṇa-Withdrawal and Pratisaṃcara
शक्र उवाच किमिदं त्वं मम कृते उताहो बलिन: कृते । दुःसहे विजहास्थेनं चिरसंवासिनी सती
śakra uvāca: kim idaṃ tvaṃ mama kṛte utāho balinaḥ kṛte? duḥsahe vijahāsi sthenaṃ cirasaṃvāsinī satī.
Wika ni Śakra (Indra): “Ano ito—iniiwan mo ba ang iyong tahanan dahil sa akin, o dahil kay Bali? O Duḥsahā, matagal kang nanahan sa katawan ni Haring Bali; ngayo’y iniiwan mo ba siya para sa aking kapakinabangan, o para sa kanyang ikabubuti?”
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical question about motive: whether an action (leaving a long-held ‘abode’) is done for one party’s advantage or another’s welfare. It highlights dharmic scrutiny of intention—benefit, loyalty, and the moral weight of choosing between competing हित (welfare) claims.
Indra (Śakra) addresses Duḥsahā, who has long resided in King Bali’s body, and asks why she is departing now—whether her departure is meant to help Indra or to serve Bali’s own good.