Shloka 24
ब्राह्मणानां सदासूयाद् बाल्याद् वैरोचनो बलि: । अथास्माच्छीरपाक्रामद् या$स्मिन्नासीत् प्रतापिनी,विरोचनकुमार बलि बाल्यकालसे ही सदा ब्राह्मणोंपर दोषारोपण करते थे; इसलिये उनकी राजलक्ष्मी, जो शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाली थी, उनके पाससे हट गयी
brāhmaṇānāṃ sadāsūyād bālyād vairocano baliḥ | athāsmāc chīrapākrāmad yā’sminn āsīt pratāpinī ||
Utathya nói: “Từ thuở ấu thơ, Bali, con của Virocana, luôn tìm lỗi nơi các Brāhmaṇa. Bởi vậy, Śrī—phúc vận vương quyền—vốn ngự trong ông, mạnh mẽ và thiêu đốt kẻ thù, đã rời bỏ ông.”
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Persistent asūyā—habitual fault-finding and contempt—toward Brahmins (symbols of learning, ritual order, and moral counsel) undermines dharma; when dharma is weakened, śrī (legitimate prosperity and sovereignty) withdraws, leading to decline.
Utathya cites Bali’s lifelong tendency to disparage Brahmins as the cause of his loss of royal fortune: the powerful, enemy-scorching prosperity that resided in him leaves him because of this ethical failing.