Shloka 12
भीष्म–रामजामदग्न्ययुद्धप्रस्थानवर्णनम्
Bhishma’s Account of Parashurama’s Challenge and the March to Kurukshetra
ततो5हमस्त्रमाग्नेयमनुमन्त्र्य प्रयुक्तवान् । वारुणेनैव तद् रामो वारयामास मे विभु:
tato 'ham astram āgneyam anumantrya prayuktavān | vāruṇenaiva tad rāmo vārayāmāsa me vibhuḥ ||
তারপর মন্ত্রবলে অভিমন্ত্রিত করে আমি আগ্নেয়াস্ত্র নিক্ষেপ করলাম; কিন্তু সর্বশক্তিমান রাম (পরশুরাম) বরুণাস্ত্র দ্বারা তৎক্ষণাৎ তা রোধ করলেন।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined use of power: even formidable force (fire-weapon) is ethically and tactically bounded by higher mastery and appropriate countermeasures (water-weapon), implying that true strength includes restraint and control.
Bhīṣma narrates that he launched the Agneyāstra after mantra-consecration, but Paraśurāma immediately neutralized it by deploying the Vāruṇāstra, demonstrating his superior command over celestial weapons in their confrontation.