Shloka 54
Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara
तेनैव खलु वज्रेण तेनैनेन्द्रेण दानवाः । प्राप्ते काले हता दैत्या स्तत्क्षणान्निधनं गताः ॥
tenaiva khalu vajreṇa tenainendreṇa dānavāḥ | prāpte kāle hatā daityās tatkṣaṇān nidhanaṃ gatāḥ ||
Quả thật, chính bằng lưỡi tầm sét ấy—vũ khí của Indra—các Dānava đã bị sát diệt. Khi thời hạn định mệnh đến, các Daitya bị đánh gục và ngay trong khoảnh khắc ấy gặp sự diệt vong.
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FAQs
The verse emphasizes kāla (appointed time) as a governing principle: even mighty beings fall when their destined moment arrives. Ethically, it underscores that power and longevity are contingent, while cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) prevails through divine agency.
This is best classified under Vaṃśānucarita/Manvantara-adjacent narrative material (accounts of gods and adversaries across eras), illustrating events in the ongoing cosmic administration rather than a direct Sarga/Pratisarga creation passage.
Indra’s vajra can be read symbolically as decisive insight or dharmic force that shatters adharma; ‘prāpte kāle’ points to the ripening of karma—when conditions mature, downfall occurs instantly (‘tatkṣaṇāt’), suggesting the sudden collapse of entrenched negativity once its supporting causes are exhausted.