Shloka 68
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 96: Sātyaki’s Line-Penetration, Encirclement, and Advance toward Arjuna
आनिनिवेश्यो मम प्रादात् तेन बध्नामि वर्म ते । तवाद्य देहरक्षार्थ मन्त्रेण नृपसत्तम,आग्निवेश्यने मुझे उसका उपदेश किया था। नृपश्रेष्ठ) उसी मन्त्रसे आज तुम्हारे शरीरकी रक्षाके लिये मैं यह कवच बाँध रहा हूँ
ānini-veśyo mama prādāt; tena badhnāmi varma te | tavādya deha-rakṣārthaṁ mantreṇa nṛpa-sattama ||
Śarva said: “Ānini-veśya once bestowed this upon me; by that mantra I now bind this protective armour upon you. Today, O best of kings, I do so with the mantra for the safeguarding of your body.”
शर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred knowledge, when received from a legitimate source, is to be applied responsibly—here, a mantra is used not for aggression but for protection, aligning power with the ethical aim of safeguarding life in the midst of war.
Śarva tells a king that he once received a protective mantra from Ānini-veśya and is now using that mantra to fasten a protective armor (varma/kavaca) on the king to guard his body in the ongoing conflict.