Jamadagni, Brahmasva, and Royal Coercion (धेनुहरण-प्रसङ्गः / ब्रह्मस्व-अपरिहार्यत्वम्)
स च शक्तः स्वतपसा संहर्त्तुमपि रक्षितुम् / जगत्सर्वं क्षयं तस्य चिन्तयन्न प्रचुक्रुधे
sa ca śaktaḥ svatapasā saṃharttumapi rakṣitum / jagatsarvaṃ kṣayaṃ tasya cintayanna pracukrudhe
By his own austerity he was able either to destroy or to protect the entire world. Yet even while contemplating their ruin, he did not flare up in anger.