Shloka 4
देवा ऊचु मदास्यव्यतिषक्तानामस्माकं लोकपूजित । च्यवनेन हता भूमि: कपैश्नैव दिवं प्रभो
devā ūcuḥ madāsyavyatiṣaktānām asmākaṁ lokapūjita | cyavanena hatā bhūmiḥ kapaiś caiva divaṁ prabho ||
دیوتاؤں نے کہا— “اے وہ پروردگار جو تمام جہانوں میں معزز ہے! جب ہم ‘مَد’ کے منہ میں پھنس گئے تھے تو چَیَوَن نے ہماری زمین چھین لی؛ اور اے ربّ، ‘کپ’ نامی دیوؤں نے خود سُورگ (جنتِ دیوتا) پر قبضہ کر لیا۔”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical danger of mada (pride/intoxication): when even the gods fall into heedlessness, they lose their rightful standing. Dharma is protected by humility and self-restraint; arrogance invites downfall and empowers adharma.
The gods recount to a revered lord that, having become ensnared by Mada, they were overcome by the sage Cyavana and lost their domain; simultaneously, the demon Kapa (and his forces) took control of heaven—showing a reversal of cosmic order caused by their lapse.