Shloka 33
प्रलय-प्रक्रिया (Pralaya Process) — Guṇa-Withdrawal and Pratisaṃcara
“शतक्रतो! जब सूर्य एक स्थान अर्थात् ब्रह्मलोकमें ही स्थित होकर नीचेके सम्पूर्ण लोकोंको ताप देने लगेंगे, उस समय देवासुरसंग्राममें मैं तुम्हें अवश्य जीत लूँगा-” ।।
śakra uvāca — brahmaṇo 'smi samādiṣṭo na hantavyo bhavān iti; tena te 'haṃ bale vajraṃ na vimuñcāmi mūrdhani.
شَکر نے کہا—اے بَلی! برہما نے مجھے حکم دیا ہے کہ تم قتل کیے جانے کے لائق نہیں۔ اسی لیے، اے بَلی، میں تمہارے سر پر اپنا وَجر نہیں گراتا۔
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power must be governed by dharma: even when one has the capacity to strike, one should refrain if a higher moral or authoritative injunction forbids harm. Obedience to rightful command and self-restraint are presented as superior to mere martial success.
Indra (Śakra) addresses Bala and explains why he is not hurling the vajra at Bala’s head: Brahmā has instructed him that Bala is not to be killed, so Indra restrains his weapon despite the context of conflict.