Shloka 14
सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः
हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्
श्रुत्वा नगानां चरितं महेन्द्रः पाकशासनः।।।।चिच्छेद भगवान् पक्षान्वज्रेणैषां सहस्रशः।
śrutvā nagānāṃ caritaṃ mahendraḥ pākaśāsanaḥ | ciccheda bhagavān pakṣān vajreṇaiṣāṃ sahasraśaḥ ||
جب مہندر—پاکا شاسن، بھگوان—نے پہاڑوں کے کارنامے سنے تو اس نے اپنے وجر سے ان کے پر ہزاروں کی تعداد میں کاٹ ڈالے، اور انہیں ٹکڑے ٹکڑے کر کے بکھیر دیا۔
'Mahendra, the killer of ogre Paka, heard the story (of the cruel deeds) of mountains and cut off their wings into a thousand pieces with his thunderbolt.
FAQs
Protection of cosmic and social order: divine power intervenes to restrain destructive forces when their conduct threatens the world’s stability.
A mythic exemplum is cited: Indra, upon learning of the mountains’ harmful conduct, removes their wings to prevent further harm.
Just governance through restraint: the emphasis is on curbing wrongdoing to safeguard the many.