Shloka 39
Parāśara’s Counsel on बुद्धि (Discernment), Karma-Consequences, and Avoidance of Pāpānubandha Actions
शक्र उवाच भगवंस्त्वत्प्रसादेन दितिजं सुदुरासदम् । वज्नेण निहनिष्यामि पश्यतस्ते सुरर्षभ
śakra uvāca bhagavaṁs tvatprasādena ditijaṁ sudurāsadam | vajreṇa nihaniṣyāmi paśyatas te surarṣabha ||
Śakra nói: “Bạch Đấng Tôn Quý, nhờ ân huệ của Ngài, con sẽ dùng lôi chùy sấm sét đánh hạ kẻ thù sinh từ Diti, kẻ khó bề khuất phục ấy—ngay trước mắt Ngài, hỡi bậc hùng tráng giữa chư Thiên.”
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethic that rightful power should be exercised with humility and accountability: Śakra attributes success not to ego but to the grace and sanction of a higher, righteous authority, implying that force is legitimate when aligned with dharma and guided by reverence.
Śakra (Indra) addresses a revered divine figure, declaring that, empowered by that being’s favor, he will use the vajra to defeat a formidable Daitya (a descendant of Diti), doing so openly in the other’s presence.