Shloka 22
कामधेनुसैन्यप्रादुर्भावः
Kamadhenu’s Forces, Visvamitra’s Austerities, and Vasishta’s Wrath
उदीर्यमाणमस्त्रं तद्विश्वामित्रस्य धीमत:।दृष्ट्वा विप्रद्रुतास्सर्वे मुनयश्शतशो दिश:।।1.55.22।।
udīryamāṇam astraṃ tad viśvāmitrasya dhīmataḥ |
dṛṣṭvā vipradrutāḥ sarve munayaḥ śataśo diśaḥ || 1.55.22 ||
ধীমান বিশ্বামিত্রের দ্বারা প্রবর্তিত সেই অস্ত্রকে দেখে সকল মুনি ভয়ে বিচলিত হয়ে শত শত করে নানা দিকে পালিয়ে গেলেন।
On seeing the weapons discharged by the intelligent Viswamitra saints in hundreds fled in all directions.
FAQs
Dharma includes protecting those devoted to spiritual practice; when power is abused, even the righteous are forced into flight—showing the social cost of adharma.
The sages witness the activation of Viśvāmitra’s astra and scatter in fear.
The sages’ impulse is preservation of life and continued tapas; prudence (prājñatā) in the face of overwhelming violence is highlighted.