Shloka 22
सुरभि–इन्द्रसंवादः
Surabhi–Indra Dialogue as a Governance Exemplar
सत्यव्रतधरा: सर्वे सर्वे पुरुषमानिन: । हन्तारो देवशत्रूणां रक्षमां कामरूपिणाम्
satyavratadharāḥ sarve sarve puruṣamāninaḥ | hantāro devaśatrūṇāṃ rakṣasāṃ kāmarūpiṇām ||
Wika ni Maitreya: “Silang lahat ay matatag sa panatang katotohanan, at bawat isa’y itinuturing ang sarili na tunay na lalaking may dangal. Sila ang mga pumupuksa sa mga kaaway ng mga diyos—ang mga Rākṣasa na nag-iiba-iba ng anyo—na sa pagwasak sa mga puwersang nabubuhay sa panlilinlang at paninila, ay nagtatanggol sa banal na kaayusan.”
मैत्रेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links ethical integrity (truth-vows and honorable self-restraint) with rightful strength: true manliness is portrayed not as mere aggression but as the capacity to uphold dharma by opposing deceptive, predatory forces.
Maitreya characterizes a group as truth-bound and honor-driven warriors who destroy the gods’ enemies—shape-shifting Rākṣasas—framing their actions as a defense of the divine and moral order.