न हि संबुध्यते तावत् सुप्तः सिंह इवाच्युतः ॥
तेन सिंहीकरोत्य् एतान् नृसिंहश् चेदिपुंगवः ॥
पार्थिवान् पार्थिवश्रेष्ठ शिशुपालो ऽल्पचेतनः ॥
सर्वान् सर्वात्मना तात नेतुकामो यमक्षयम् ॥
नूनम् एतत् समादातुं पुनर् इच्छत्य् अधोक्षजः ॥
यद् अस्य शिशुपालस्थं तेजस् तिष्ठति भारत ॥
na hi saṃbudhyate tāvat suptaḥ siṃha ivācyutaḥ ||
tena siṃhīkaroty etān nṛsiṃhaś cedipuṃgavaḥ ||
pārthivān pārthivaśreṣṭha śiśupālo 'lpacetanaḥ ||
sarvān sarvātmanā tāta netukāmo yamakṣayam ||
nūnam etat samādātuṃ punar icchaty adhokṣajaḥ ||
yad asya śiśupālasthaṃ tejas tiṣṭhati bhārata ||
"As long as Achyuta, like a sleeping lion, does not awaken, the man-lion, the bull of the Chedis, 'makes them lions' [emboldens them]. Shishupala, feeble of mind, O best of kings, wishes with his whole being to lead all these kings to the abode of Yama. Surely Adhokshaja now wishes to reclaim once more that splendor [tejas] which abides in Shishupala, O Bharata."
9f731022d45a · 发布于 2026年7月16日 15:40:28 UTC
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The hidden cause of Shishupala's insolence is revealed: Adhokshaja 'wishes to reclaim once more' the splendor he once placed within him. It is significant that his very fury is a sign of the approaching end: preparing to withdraw the power he had granted, the Lord permits it one last flare. The verse teaches that tejas, and life itself, are not the creature's own property but an entrusted gift, which the Giver is free to reclaim. And when He decides to withdraw what He has placed within, the one from whom it is withdrawn is often blinded by pride, unaware that his splendor is borrowed and its term has expired. Fury before destruction is often the last flash of a fire being returned to God.