Shloka 1.56.1
बालकाण्ड ५६: विश्वामित्र–वसिष्ठ अस्त्रसंघर्षः (Visvamitra and Vasistha: Contest of Divine Weapons)
एवमुक्तो वसिष्ठेन विश्वामित्रो महाबल:।आग्नेयमस्त्रमुत्क्षिप्य तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्।।।।
dharmacakraṃ kālacakraṃ viṣṇucakraṃ tathaiva ca |
vāyavyaṃ mathanaṃ caiva astram hayaśiras tathā || 1.56.10 ||
He hurled the Dharma-disc, the Time-disc, and the Viṣṇu-disc; and also the Vāyavya weapon, the Mathana weapon, and likewise the Hayaśiras weapon.
Thus said Vasishta. Mighty Viswamitra lifted up agneya astra (shaft of fire) and discharging it said, 'stay, stay'.
Even symbols named for Dharma can be misapplied when driven by anger. The verse invites reflection on the difference between the name of righteousness and righteous intention (satya-dharma alignment).
Viśvāmitra escalates the battle by deploying a sequence of famed divine weapons, demonstrating both his mastery and the intensity of his retaliation.
The implied virtue is discernment: true greatness requires not only possession of power/knowledge but also wise, restrained deployment consistent with Dharma.