Shloka 25

Divyāstrāṇāṃ Pradarśana-nivāraṇa

Display of Divine Weapons and Its Prohibition

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वाहमसृजमस्त्रमायां नराधिप । मोहनीं सर्वभूतानां हिताय त्रिदिवौकसाम्‌,नरेश्वर! ऐसा कहकर मैंने देवताओंके हितके लिये अस्त्रसम्बन्धिनी मायाकी सृष्टि की, जो समस्त प्राणियोंको मोहमें डालनेवाली थी

Transliteration

evam uktvāham asṛjam astramāyāṃ narādhipa | mohanīṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ hitāya tridivaukasām ||

Translation

Nói xong, hỡi bậc quân vương, ta liền phóng xuất một năng lực ảo hóa gắn với vũ khí—một thứ mê thuật làm muôn loài đều lạc vào mê vọng—vì lợi ích của chư thiên nơi cõi trời.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

अहम्I

असृजम्created / produced

अस्त्रम्weapon (missile)

मायाम्illusion / magical power

नराधिपO lord of men (king)

मोहनीम्bewildering / deluding

सर्वभूतानाम्of all beings

हितायfor the benefit

त्रिदिवौकसाम्of the dwellers in heaven (gods)

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

narādhipa (a king addressed)

tridivaukasaḥ (the gods/dwellers of heaven)

astra (weapon)

astramāyā (weapon-illusion)

mohanī māyā (deluding enchantment)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents the ethical idea that extraordinary powers (like māyā linked to an astra) may be employed as a protective measure when the intention is welfare (hita) rather than selfish harm—highlighting motive and responsibility in the use of force or deception.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna, addressing a king, says that after making a statement he generated a weapon-associated illusion—an enchantment that could delude all beings—specifically to secure the welfare of the heavenly beings (the gods).