दण्डश्चापि प्रयोक्तव्यो नित्यकालं दुरात्मसु । साम दैत्येषु नैवास्ति निर्गुणत्वाद्दुरात्मसु
daṇḍaścāpi prayoktavyo nityakālaṃ durātmasu | sāma daityeṣu naivāsti nirguṇatvāddurātmasu
दुरात्माओं के विरुद्ध दण्ड का प्रयोग सदा करना चाहिए। दैत्यों के साथ साम का कोई स्थान नहीं, क्योंकि वे गुणहीन और दुष्टचित्त हैं।
Bṛhaspati
Listener: Suraśreṣṭha (deva leadership)
Scene: A stark contrast: on one side, failed conciliation with grim Daityas; on the other, disciplined daṇḍa—deva forces in ordered ranks, weapons lowered but ready, embodying protective severity rather than rage.
Dharma includes protection: when virtue is absent and harm is certain, firmness and restraint through just force may be necessary.
No holy site is described.
None.