Shloka 14
Nara-Nārāyaṇa Precedent and Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna; Karṇa’s Reply
नर इन्द्रस्य संग्रामे हत्वा शत्रून् परंतप:ः । पौलोमान् कालखज्जांश्व सहस्नाणि शतानि च
vaiśampāyana uvāca | nara indrasyasaṅgrāme hatvā śatrūn paraṃtapaḥ | paulomān kālakhañjāṃś ca sahasrāṇi śatāni ca ||
ایک بار دشمنوں کو تپانے والے نر نے اِندر کے سنگرام میں دشمنوں کو قتل کیا اور اِندر سے عداوت رکھنے والے پَولوم اور کالکھنج نامی دانَووں کو سینکڑوں اور ہزاروں کی تعداد میں ہلاک کر ڈالا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and violence are framed as ethically meaningful when exercised to restrain hostile, disordering forces and to protect a larger moral-cosmic order (dharma), rather than for egoistic conquest.
Vaiśampāyana recounts that Nara (linked with Arjuna) fought in Indra’s battle and killed vast numbers—hundreds and thousands—of the Pauloma and Kālakhañja demons who were antagonistic to Indra.