क्रुद्धोऽथ महिषो दैत्यो वरुणं समुपाद्रवत् । तमंतकमुखासन्नमालोक्य हिमदीधितिः
kruddho'tha mahiṣo daityo varuṇaṃ samupādravat | tamaṃtakamukhāsannamālokya himadīdhitiḥ
Sau đó, con quỷ Mahisha giận dữ lao vào Varuna. Nhìn thấy hắn đến gần, như Thần Chết hiện ra trước mặt, Himadīdhiti (Mặt Trăng) đã chú ý.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Mahīṣa, furious, rushes straight at Varuṇa; the Moon (Himadīdhiti) observes the oncoming demon as if Antaka stands before one’s face—tense prelude to a celestial counterstrike.
Adharma advances with the force of death itself; hence divine vigilance and timely response are essential to protect cosmic order.
None; the focus is on the combat between deities and the demon Mahiṣa.
None in this verse.