अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
दैत्यदानवगन्धर्वरक्षोगणसमाकुला । जाता हीयं॑ वसुमती भाराक्रान्ता तपस्विनी
daityadānavagandharvarakṣogaṇasamākulā | jātā hīyaṁ vasumatī bhārākrāntā tapasvinī ||
毗舍波耶那说:“此大地——富饶的婆苏摩提(Vasumatī)——已为代提耶(Daitya)、达那婆(Dānava)、乾闼婆(Gandharva)与罗刹(Rākṣasa)之众所拥塞。为其重压所困,那久修苦行、长久忍受者亦被逼迫。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
When powerful beings multiply without restraint and act contrary to dharma, the world itself becomes ‘burdened’—a moral image showing that disorder and violence have collective consequences that press upon society and nature.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the Earth (Vasumatī) as overcrowded with various formidable classes of beings—Daityas, Dānavas, Gandharvas, and Rākṣasas—so that she is oppressed by their weight, setting the stage for the need to restore balance.