Shloka 16
Adhyaya 60: Self-Assertion, Daiva, and the Rhetoric of Inevitability (उद्योग पर्व)
भयानकानि विषये व्यालादीनि न सन्ति मे । मन्त्रगुप्तानि भूतानि न हिंसन्ति भयंकरा:
bhayānakāni viṣaye vyālādīni na santi me | mantragoptāni bhūtāni na hiṃsanti bhayaṃkarāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Dans mon domaine, il n’est point de périls effroyables tels que serpents et autres bêtes sauvages. Même les êtres redoutables ne nuisent pas, car des mantras sacrés les retiennent et les tiennent en respect.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A well-ordered realm is one where threats are restrained rather than unleashed; spiritual discipline (mantra) symbolizes ethical and ritual control that prevents even naturally fearsome forces from causing harm.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a territory as being free from frightening dangers like serpents and other wild beings, explaining that even formidable creatures do not attack because they are held in check through mantric protection.