Shloka 34
Adhyaya 63 — Sumati's Dharma
ततः स्वरोचिः संक्रुद्धश्चण्डास्त्रमति भैरवम् ।
दृष्ट्यां निवेश्य तद्रक्षो ददर्शानिमिषेक्षणः ॥
tataḥ svarociḥ saṃkruddhaścaṇḍāstramatibhairavam | dṛṣṭyāṃ niveśya tadrakṣo dadarśānimiṣekṣaṇaḥ
তেতিয়া ক্ৰুদ্ধ স্বৰোচিষে নিজৰ দৃষ্টিত অতি ভয়ংকৰ চণ্ডাস্ত্ৰ স্থাপন কৰি, নিমেষহীন নয়নে সেই ৰাক্ষসক চালে।
FAQs
Anger is not glorified as impulse but harnessed as disciplined force in service of protection. The ‘unblinking’ gaze indicates steadiness—ethical action requires unwavering clarity.
Manvantara: narrative detail about ṛṣi/heroic capacities within an era, not cosmological creation.
Placing an astra ‘in the gaze’ symbolizes dhāraṇā (one-pointed fixation). The eye becomes the channel of will: concentrated awareness itself acts as a weapon against inner darkness.