Shloka 22
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament and Kṛṣṇa’s Rudra-Cosmogony Explanation (सौप्तिक पर्व, अध्याय १७)
तत् प्रविद्धं तथा भूमौ तथैव प्रत्यतिष्ठत । तमुवाचाव्ययो ब्रह्मा वचोभि: शमयन्निव,इस प्रकार भूमिपर डाला गया वह लिंग उसी रूपमें प्रतिष्ठित हो गया। तब अविनाशी ब्रह्माने अपने वचनोंद्वारा उन्हें शान्त करते हुए-से कहा--
tat praviddhaṃ tathā bhūmau tathaiva pratyatiṣṭhata | tam uvācāvyayo brahmā vacobhiḥ śamayann iva ||
Thus, when it was hurled onto the ground, that emblem became established there in the very same form. Then the imperishable Brahmā addressed them, as though calming them with his words—setting the scene for restraint after a surge of violent intent.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid the aftermath of violence, the text foregrounds the need for śama (calming restraint): divine speech functions to cool agitation and redirect destructive momentum toward order and stability.
An emblem (liṅga) that has been thrown to the ground becomes firmly established there; immediately afterward, the imperishable Brahmā speaks, seemingly to pacify those present and to prevent further escalation.