Adhyāya 22: Śālva’s Weapon-Shower, Dāruka’s Wounding, and the Māyā-Report of Vasudeva’s Father
एवं दश दिश: सर्वास्तिर्यगूर्ध्य च भारत । नादयामासुरसुरास्ते चापि निहता मया,भारत! इस तरह वे असुर इधर-उधर ऊपर-नीचे दसों दिशाओंमें कोलाहल करते और मेरे हाथसे मारे जाते थे
evaṁ daśa diśaḥ sarvāstiryagūrdhya ca bhārata | nādayāmāsur asurās te cāpi nihatā mayā, bhārata ||
Vāyu nói: “Hỡi Bhārata, cứ thế trong cả mười phương—ngang dọc và cả phía trên—bọn Asura gào thét náo loạn; nhưng chúng cũng bị ta đánh gục. Dẫu tiếng dữ lan khắp mọi nẻo, khi gặp sức mạnh thuận theo chính đạo, nó vẫn phải tắt.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Noise, aggression, and disorder spreading in every direction do not establish strength or righteousness; when opposed by a power aligned with cosmic order, such adharma is checked and destroyed.
Vāyudeva describes how the Asuras created a great clamor throughout all directions—horizontally and above—yet he overcame them and slew them.