Shloka 1126
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
त्रैलोक्यसारं तमिषुं मुमोच त्रिपुरं प्रति । फिर तो सम्पूर्ण जगत्के स्वामी भगवान् रुद्रने अपने उस दिव्य धनुषको खींचकर उसपर रखे हुए त्रिलोकीके सारभूत उस बाणको त्रिपुरपर छोड़ दिया
trailokyasāraṃ tam iṣuṃ mumoca tripuraṃ prati |
Bhīṣma said: Drawing his divine bow, Lord Rudra—sovereign of the entire world—released that arrow, the very essence of the three worlds, straight toward Tripura. The moment underscores how cosmic power, when aligned with righteous purpose, becomes a decisive instrument against entrenched wrongdoing.
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power becomes legitimate and beneficial when it serves dharma: the ‘essence of the three worlds’ symbolizes concentrated, rightful force used to restore cosmic order by removing a hardened source of adharma.
Bhīṣma narrates the Tripura episode: Rudra draws his divine bow and releases a supremely potent arrow toward Tripura, initiating the decisive act that brings down the Asuras’ triple stronghold.