Shloka 25
मकराक्षवधः
The Slaying of Makarākṣa
देवदानवगन्धर्वाःकिन्नराश्चमहोरगाः ।अन्तरिक्षगतास्सर्वेद्रष्टुकामास्तदद्भुतम् ।।।।
devadānavagandharvāḥ kinnarāś ca mahoragāḥ | antarikṣagatāḥ sarve draṣṭukāmās tad adbhutam ||
دیوتا، دانَو، گندھرو، کِنّر اور مہان ناگ—سب کے سب آکاش میں ٹھہرے ہوئے—اس عجیب منظر کو دیکھنے کی آرزو سے وہاں جمع ہو گئے۔
Devas, Danavas, Ghand arvas, Kinnaras and huge serpents all of them stood in space to look at the wonderful evil deed.
FAQs
The verse frames the battle as an event with cosmic witness: actions in war are not merely private but accountable before a wider moral order. Dharma implies responsibility under observation—by society, by conscience, and symbolically by the cosmos.
As the duel intensifies, celestial and semi-celestial beings assemble in the sky to watch the extraordinary course of events on the battlefield.
Not a single character’s virtue is foregrounded here; rather, the verse emphasizes the gravity of the conflict—deeds are significant enough to draw universal attention, underscoring the seriousness of righteous conduct in war.