Shloka 19
ततो वागमरैरुक्ता ज्यां तस्य धनुषो5च्छिनत् । अथ तत् सहसा राज॑श्कछिन्नज्यं व्यस्फुरद् धनु:,तत्पश्चात् देवताओंद्वारा प्रेरित हुई वाणीने महादेवजीके धनुषकी प्रत्यंचा काट डाली। राजन! सहसा प्रत्यंचा कट जानेपर वह धनुष उछलकर गिर पड़ा
tato vāg amarair uktā jyāṃ tasya dhanuṣo ’cchinat | atha tat sahasā rājan chinnajyaṃ vyasphurad dhanuḥ ||
Then a disembodied voice, prompted by the immortals, cut the bowstring of his bow. O King, as soon as the string was severed, the bow—now unstrung—jerked violently and sprang away. The episode underscores that even the mightiest weapon is rendered powerless when higher, unseen forces intervene to restrain destructive power.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the limits of human (or even superhuman) force: when higher moral-cosmic order intervenes, instruments of harm can be neutralized instantly. It suggests that unchecked violence is subject to restraint by dharmic or divine governance.
A divinely prompted, disembodied voice cuts the bowstring of a powerful bow. Once unstrung, the bow snaps/jerks and springs away, signaling the sudden disabling of a weapon through divine intervention.